07 December 1988 Factual 46 mins
“Why does cinema need death, when it can’t show it?” The filmmaker’s monologue and the discourse of images meet
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Hartmut Bitomsky as Himself
Hartmut Bitomsky Director
Germany 07 December 1988
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