[lbo-talk] "The Ister"

[Mr. WD]

Last night at Duke I saw a screening of David Barison and Daniel
Ross's film "The Ister."  The film is centered around commentary on
the ideas in Heidegger's lecture on Holderlin's poem "The Ister"
(coming from the Greek name for the Danube) and juxtaposes this with
images and interviews from the directors' journey up the Danube to its
source in Germany.

IMO, this film is a lot more ambitious than Kirby Dick's "Derrida" or
Astra Taylor's "Zizek!" and the directors here were largely
successful.  This is especially remarkable because neither of the
directors had any film making experience.

So I highly recommend it if you have even a casual interest in
Heidegger (like me) or you're just curious about what a well-made
documentary about a philosopher looks like.  And contrary to some of
the reviews, I actually thought the first half was pretty accessible
and potentially interesting to thoughtful people who aren't all that
interested in philosophy.

Reviews, trailer, screenings and DVD info are here:
http://www.theister.com/index2.html

-WD