Inspired by the diaries of a prisoner (in this case Nazi war criminal Albert Speer). In his daily exercise Speer began to measure the kilometres covered and projected his walk, in imaginative terms, across Southern Europe to Asia, Russia and the frozen Bering Strait. The film is constructed like a documentary of his imaginary journey. Holzwege, which translates as ‘wood road’ or ‘wrong way’ or ‘dead end’, was the pseudonym he used when signing the diaries.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
016339
Language
English
Subject categories
Amateur & Student Films → Student films - Australia
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Speer, Albert, 1905-
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War criminals
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Imagination
Experimental → Experimental films - Australia
History → Speer, Albert, 1905-
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)