The Expression of Hands
Overview
Historically, the cinema close-up was initially employed to convey emotions through facial expressions. But soon filmmakers also began focusing their attention on hands. Using film extracts, Farocki explores this visual language, its symbolism, Freudian slips, automatisms and its music. Often, hands betray an emotion which the face tries to dissimulate. They can also function as a conduit (exchanging money) or witness to a form of competence (work).
About The Expression of Hands (1997)
Released in 1997, The Expression of Hands is a feature film from Harun Farocki Filmproduktion (Germany). It was directed by Harun Farocki and written by Jörg Becker and Harun Farocki. The cast is led by Harun Farocki. With a runtime of 30m, the film averages 6.2/10 across 6 TMDB ratings.
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