
I Am Lost to the World
"I am lost to the world..." (Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen...), the title is quoted from a poem by Friedrich Rückert. This German romanticist poet wrote of the sadness of disappearance. An anonymous amateur cineaste shot some scenes in Kyoto in 1934. This footage has since suffered from typical vinegar syndrome (Hydrolysis) resulting from improper storage. The films were falling into decay and would probably eventually disintegrate without being seen again by anyone. "Film" is not a immortal document, but a vanishing existence. The film which we can know may be merely slight.
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United StatesUS
- PremiereOnion City Experimental Film and Video Festival14 Sept 2003
United KingdomGB
- PremiereLondon Film Festival1 Nov 2003
JapanJP
- PremiereS.F.G. Art Film Festival17 May 2003
- PremiereKino Küche, Tokyo15 Aug 2004
- PremiereInternational Triennial of Contemporary Art, Yokohama4 Nov 2005
South KoreaKR
- PremiereGolbang Art Film Festival11 Nov 2006
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I Am Lost to the World was released on 17 May 2003.
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