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2017132 minPGdocumentary

5.6/ 10(7 ratings)• TMDB

Streetscapes

2017132 minPGdocumentary

5.6/ 10(7 ratings)• TMDB

A film director shares insights into his artistic crises and creative blocks during a 132-minute dialogue about the filmmaking process.

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A film director shares insights into his artistic crises and creative blocks during a 132-minute dialogue about the filmmaking process.

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Heinz Emigholz

Heinz Emigholzdirector

Heinz Emigholz

Heinz Emigholzwriter

Zohar Rubinsteinwriter

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Jonathan Perelcast

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Heinz Emigholz sits in conversation with an interlocutor, discussing the creative process in "Streetscapes [Dialogue]." The director shares his experiences with artistic crises and creative blocks. As their dialogue progresses, he considers turning their conversation into a film. This leads to the creation of the very work being presented. The film runs for 132 minutes and was produced in Germany in 2017.

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