简介：Thefirstfilmofthe21stcenturytowinaplaceintheLibraryofCongress–havingbeendeemedbytheNationalFilmRegistrytobeaflagshipexampleofAmericanfilmheritage–isalsoaspectralarchiveboastingasingularaesthetic.Anarchaeologistofcinemaoffersupasymphonicworkhere,arhythmiccompositionmadeupoffilmstripsinearlyoradvancedstatesofdegradation,wheresignsofdecayonthecelluloidbecomeelementsofanarrativethatencompassestheentirehistoryofthecinematicexperienceandsubstitutestheprecisionoffilmhistoriographywiththeecstasyoftheephemeral.Itisacyclicalwork–likethedanceofthedervishesintheshotsthatopenandclosethefilm,likeareelspinningsteadilyinsideamovieprojector,likethehumanexperienceoftimeitself.Andasthefirstbonafidecontemporarymasterworkofthenewmillennium,builtupontheresplendentforgottenruinsofthepast,itconvincedevenKennethAngertocallitthemostcompellinganddisturbingthinghehadeverseen,andforcedthedocumentaryfilmmakerErrolMorristoconcedeitwasthegreatestfilminhistory. 源自：https://www.filmfestival.gr/en/section-tiff/movie/1308/15230…