35 mm Persia

In Iran over the last few decades, a distinctive way of filming documentaries has developed which clearly differs from film traditions in the West. Archaeological sites are seen as a constant for depicting the development of films and their interpretation by Iranian and European film directors. A comparison between European and Iranian films on this subject will not only be critically examined but also discussed in depth.

Different aspects of presenting archaeology are investigated from various points of view. The question arises as to how these portrayals can be used as a projection for one's own dreams or as a model for historical identification

Colloquium

Images of reality? The creation of identities in archaeological films.

The depiction of archaeological reality on film is far more than just classifying found objects and their excavation, for at the same time it offers a screen for various levels of interpretation. In this way, pictures of the past are conjured up that are, or become, part of a personal or cultural identity. How are such pictures evoked, interpreted but also used as an instrument? Of foremost importance in discussing these questions is not only archaeological works themselves but also their adaptation to film and the associations they produce. In this colloquium, the creation of traditions particularly in archaeological films, will be analysed and discussed both at a theoretical and philosophical level.

9-18h

Mohammad Reza Aslani, Eine Ontologie der Archäologie

Sultana Zorpidu, Wie Identitäten über kulturelle Symbole erzeugt werden. Eine Inszenierung gesellschaftlicher Machtverhältnisse

coffee break 11 -11.30h

Cornelius Holtdorf, Der Archäologe in Film und Alltagskultur

Torsten Junge, Wahnsinnig genial - Repräsentationen wissenschaftlicher Akteure

Patricia Rahemipour, Bilder der Wirklichkeit? Das Beispiel Persien

lunch break 14 -15h

Oksana Sakisova und Barbara Wurm, Baustellen des Sozialismus: Das "Land des Löwen und der Sonne" zwischen Projekt und Projektion (on Vladimir Erofeevs Persia-film)

Stefan Hauser, Wahlverwandtschaften. Bemerkungen zu der besonderen Position Irans in der deutschen Altertumsforschung der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jhs.

coffee break 16.15 -16.30h

Thomas Tode und Tom Stern, Mit der Kamera durchs "wilde Persien" - Westliche Reisefilme der 20er und 30er Jahre

afterwards final discussion

Organisation:

German Archaeological Institute, Eurasian Department

Dr. Barbara Helwing und Patricia Rahemipour

Im Dol 2-6, Haus II

14195 Berlin