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7.3/10   54 votes
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Writers:
David Barison (writer)
Daniel Ross (writer)
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Release Date:
24 September 2004 (UK) more
Genre:
Documentary more
Plot:
A 3000km journey up the Danube river to the heart of Europe. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins more
User Comments:
philosophical more

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Additional Details

Runtime:
189 min
Country:
Australia
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Filming Locations:
Croatia more

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References Hitler - ein Film aus Deutschland (1977) more

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5 out of 22 people found the following comment useful:-
philosophical, 24 February 2005
3/10
Author: suee13 from New York, USA

various french philosophers provide background commentary regarding the German philosopher Heidegger and Holderlein's poem "The Ister", which has something to do with the ancient Greek name for a portion of the Danube river. While the philosophers are commenting, we see images of the various portions of the river (in Romania, ex-Yugoslavia, Austria, etc), and images of the countries that it passes through. If my description sounds vague, it's because, as an average lay person, i found this movie very hard to understand, i could not follow 3 hours of philosophical expounding, in French no less. At least half the audience walked out of the film, probably feeling the same as me. I stuck it out, and enjoyed some of the imagery, and even some of the philosophy, but, the dialogue became so esoteric at points, that i found myself asking "is this for real?"!

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