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The Natural History of Destruction
- Sergei Loznitsa
- Germany, Lithuania, Netherlands
In a quaint peaceful European town, horse-drawn carriages clip-clop along the cobblestone streets, while children enjoy snacks by a Gothic fountain, and an old man plays a folk song on a clarinet. Only later does it become clear that the picturesque scene is one from Nazi Germany—and soon bombs begin raining down, their explosions a flurry of flashes against the night sky. Inspired by W.G. Sebald’s treatise and created entirely from archival footage, The Natural History of Destruction mounts a harrowing critique of the killing of civilian populations during war-time—as seen in the devastation unleashed across both England and Germany during WWII. Ukrainian-raised Cannes-winning filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa (Maidan, Donbass) returns to the Festival after last year’s winner Babi Yar. Context with another brilliantly edited, immaculately restored, and exquisitely sound-designed clarion call, as tragically urgent today as the missiles continue to fall.
Winner
58th Chicago International Film Festival Silver Hugo. Learn more…
Sponsor(s)
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Documentary Patron
Cynthia Stone Raskin
Event Information
Monday, October 17, 2022
5:30pm
-   112 minutes
AMC River East 21
322 E Illinois St
Chicago, IL 60611 United States