From the Pole to the Equator (1987)
The title Dal polo all'equatore was first used by the pioneering documentary maker, Luca Comerio, for a compilation film of 1925; it was used again by Yervant Gianikian and Angela Ricci Lucchi for their film of 1985. Much of the original has been re-worked: the 'found footage' has been re-shot, slowed down, tinted, and re-edited with a sound track of minimalist composition. As a result, the exotica of colonial travel and sport take on new and sinister meanings. The acts of violence, especially those of hunting, recur in patterns that suggest visually that war is a logical development. A close examination of the work, starting with the opening sequence of a railway journey, explores the centrality of questions of memory and history to this remarkable and influential film.
Directors: Yervant Gianikian, Angela Ricci Lucchi.
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Raimondo Franchetti as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Sound | Charles Anderson | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Yervant Gianikian | Director |
| Directing | Angela Ricci Lucchi | Director |
| Sound | Keith Ullrich | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | D. A. Pennebaker | Editor |
| Production | Angela Ricci Lucchi | Producer |
| Production | Yervant Gianikian | Producer |
| Editing | Yervant Gianikian | Editor |
| Camera | Luca Comerio | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Angela Ricci Lucchi | Editor |
