User rating:
Cast
Storyline
A journey into the mines provides a visual representation of a journey into the conscience of Kentridge's invented character, Soho Eckstein, the white South African property owner who exploits the resources of land and black human labour which are under his domain. Throughout the film the imagery shifts between the geological landscape underground inhabited by innumerable black miners and Soho's world of white luxury above ground. When Soho, breakfasting in bed, pushes down the plunger of his cafetière, its movement is transformed into a rapid descent through the tray, through the bed and into the mine-shaft. Here the miners' world of overwhelming misery is depicted in claustrophobic tunnels where they are trapped digging, drilling and sleeping, embedded in rock. Above ground, Soho sits at his desk in his customary pin-stripe suit and punches adding machines and cash registers, creating a flow of gold bars, exhausted miners, blasted landscapes and blocks of uniform housing.
Tagline: | |
Certification: | Unknown |
Cast
Directed By
William Kentridge |
Director |
|
Writing Credits
Production Crew
Edited By
Angus Gibson |
Editor |
Costume and Makeup
Sound
Catherine Meyburgh |
Sound Editor |
|
Visual Effects
William Kentridge |
Animation |
|
Camera
Lighting
Art Department
Other Crew
Reviews & Recommendations
Video Gallery
Coming Soon...
Photo Gallery
Coming Soon...