Chamisso’s Shadow

Name: Chamisso’s Shadow
Cast: Hanns Zischler, Burghart Klaußner, Thomas Thieme, Ulrike Ottinger

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A three-chapter 720-minute cinematic exploration inspired by historical explorers like Adelbert von Chamisso. The film intertwines past and present travel experiences, using readings and visual materials to explore themes of cultural knowledge loss and change, drawing parallels to Chamisso’s “Wondrous Story” of Schlemihl and his shadow.

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Cast & Crew

Director: Ulrike Ottinger

Hanns Zischler

as Adelbert von Chamisso (voice)

Burghart Klaußner

as Georg Wilhelm Steller (voice)

Thomas Thieme

as Captain James Cook (voice)

Ulrike Ottinger

as Herself (voice)

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