Embrace of the Serpent
Ciro Guerra / CO, VE, AR, 2015 / 124 min.
Breathtaking odyssey across the Amazon: two explorers each trek through the Columbian rainforest with the same shaman. Guerra’s feature film is also a critique of the white tourists who visit the jungle looking for a quick spiritual-psychedelic trip and disrupt local communities in the process.
Director Ciro Guerra uses impossibly beautiful, silver black & white footage to tell the story of German explorer Theodor Koch-Grünberg and his fellow explorer, the American Richard Evans Schultes.
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Director
Ciro Guerra
Production year
2015
Country
CO, VE, AR
Original title
El abrazo de la serpiente
Length
124 min.
Language
Spanish, Portuguese, English, German
Subtitles
ENG
Format
DCP
Part of
Underground
This autumn, Eye Filmmuseum highlights the American avant-garde cinema of the 1960s. The exhibition and film programme feature both iconic and lesser-known works, showcasing the era's vibrant experimental spirit. Highlights include films by pivotal avant-garde figures such as Jonas Mekas, Maya Deren and Stan Brakhage, as well as contributions from prominent visual artists like Bruce Conner, Yayoi Kusama, Yoko Ono, and Andy Warhol. This exploration of cinematic innovation is set against the backdrop of a changing society.
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