ANI

by Luigi De Angelis
from the project Heliogabalus

  • Direction: Luigi De Angelis
  • Music: Morton Feldman
  • Super 8: Luigi De Angelis
  • Telecine: David Zamagni
  • Filming assistant and catering: Marco Cavalcoli
  • Production: Fanny & Alexander

Super 8 and DVCam, 16 minutes, color, 2004

Year : 2006

ANI, Rovine di ANI/Ruins of ANI, Armenia, 1a parte/1st part:

ANI, Rovine di ANI/Ruins of ANI, Armenia, 2a parte/2nd part:

Synopsis

The hypnotic music of Triadic Memories by American composer Morton Feldman forms the backbone of the visual mantra conceived by Luigi De Angelis as a personal exploration of the ruins of Ani, the ancient Armenian capital, and the Georgian churches in the Kaçkar Mountains of eastern Turkey. This is not a conventional documentary but a perceptual investigation into pure contemplation, evoking a timeless emptiness and profound beauty that arises when facing landscapes or ancient ruins—repositories of centuries-old memories. It is an exercise in admiration.

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