All That Is Solid

Movie"The present is characterized by the absence of shared visions of the future. While circulation of commodities and technology appear to command universal claims to meaning and dominance, fragmentation, diversity and difference occupy the foreground."
All That Is Solid
NR 54 minDocumentary
Partly funded as a Bicentennial commission through the University of Queensland Art Museum and the ABC, Hughes’ speculative, essayistic documentary is an examination of the future of Australia in light of the processes of post-industrialisation, Walter Benjamin’s ruinous “angel of history” and Marx’s quixotic vision of modernity.
StarringMargaret CameronPaul DaviesNicos Lathouris
DirectorJohn Hughes
WritersJohn HughesPaul Davies

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Production Companies:Australian Film Commission, Australian Broadcasting Corporation