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A man wearing a fur coat and tartan pants laying on the ground next to a deceased fawn in a cuddling position.

The Eternal Return

January 26—May 3, 2012
EMPAC — Troy, NY, USA

This collection of films begins with the idea that time is a lie. Reveling in déjà vu and non-linear timelines, the series is inspired by such varied sources as Nietzsche’s notion of the eternal recurrence and the multiverse hypothesis in physics. Each of the films in the series is structured by a central narrative loop and a thematic focus on the incommensurability of the momentary and the eternal.

Season

Curator
Thursday, October 6, 2011 at 7:30pm
Film/Video
La Jetée & The Eternal Recurrence
Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 7:30PM
Film/Video
Directed by Terry Gilliam
Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 7:30PM
Film/Video
Directed by Wim Wenders
Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 7:30PM
Time-Based Visual Art, Film/Video
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 7:30PM
Film/Video
Directed by Alain Resnais
Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 7:30pm
Film/Video
Directed by Jim Jarmusch
Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 7:30pm
Film/Video
Directed by Richard Linklater