A three-shot portrait of a site in transition
2014, 10 min.
“Rage, rage against the dying of the light”
Synopsis
A short observational portrait of a place in decay and a space of transition – Tallinn memorial of chess player Paul Keres, Estonian sportsman of the century.
Technical Specifications
- Original title: Memorial
- Czech title: Památník
- Country of production: Estonia
- Runtime: 10 min.
- Format: 16:9 HD
- Sound: stereo
- Subs: English
Film Crew
- Camera, directing and editing: Pavel Borecký
- Academic supervisors: Carlo Cubero, Kersti Uibo, Riho Västrik
Production
School of Humanities of Tallinn University, Baltic Film and Media School of Tallinn University
Full film
Inspiration
„What begins as undifferentiated space becomes place as we get to know it better and endow it with value. … If space allows movement, a place is a pause.“
Yi-Fu Tuan – Space and Place: The Perspective of Experience
„If a place can be defined as something that is associated with identity, relationships and history, then space that cannot be defined by identity, relationships or history forms a non-place. … Non-places creates neither the singular identity nor relation; only solitude and similitude.“
Marc Augé – Non-Places: Introduction to an Anthropology of Supermodernity