{"id":38496,"date":"2022-06-01T15:51:17","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T13:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/looks.film\/?p=38496"},"modified":"2025-01-02T15:39:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T14:39:47","slug":"the-natural-history-of-destruction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/looks.film\/en\/the-natural-history-of-destruction\/","title":{"rendered":"The Natural History of Destruction &#8211; WWII"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; full_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; parallax=&#8221;content-moving-fade&#8221; parallax_image=&#8221;38503&#8243; disable_custom_paddings_mobile=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1654091817840{background-position: center;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;38601&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; disable_custom_paddings_mobile=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1592212837054{padding-top: 35px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; disable_custom_paddings_mobile=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1590426071263{padding-left: 70px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"label-inline dtable--label\">2022 | Documentary | 110\u2019 | <span class=\"imdbRatingPlugin\" data-user=\"ur1705756\" data-title=\"tt14327992\" data-style=\"p4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt19725896\/?ref_=ra_gb_ln?ref_=ra_dc_ln\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"https:\/\/ia.media-imdb.com\/images\/G\/01\/imdb\/plugins\/rating\/images\/imdb_31x14.png\" alt=\" Krieg vor Gericht - Die Jugoslawien-Prozesse (2021) on IMDb\" \/> <\/a><\/span><script>(function(d,s,id){var js,stags=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id)){return;}js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"https:\/\/ia.media-imdb.com\/images\/G\/01\/imdb\/plugins\/rating\/js\/rating.js\";stags.parentNode.insertBefore(js,stags);})(document,\"script\",\"imdb-rating-api\");<\/script><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>THE NATURAL HISTORY OF DESTRUCTION<span class=\"light\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;10px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; disable_custom_paddings_mobile=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1604669014426{padding-left: 60px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; disable_custom_paddings_mobile=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1591352720872{padding-right: 50px !important;padding-left: 70px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]Inspired by W.G. Sebald\u2019s book and based on WWII archive footage, the film puts forward the question: is it morally acceptable to use civilian population as a means of war? Is it possible to justify mass destruction for the sake of higher \u201cmoral\u201d ideals? The question remains as relevant today, as it was 80 years ago, and its urgency is tragically manifested in current political events.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #002b45;\">impressions from Cannes Film festival<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_images_carousel images=&#8221;38605,38607,38609,38611,38613,38615,38617,38619,38621&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; speed=&#8221;4000&#8243; slides_per_view=&#8221;2&#8243; autoplay=&#8221;yes&#8221; wrap=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; disable_custom_paddings_mobile=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1591352772434{padding-right: 70px !important;padding-left: 60px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Press<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/culture\/article\/2022\/05\/24\/cannes-2022-l-histoire-naturelle-de-la-destruction-l-acte-de-guerre-selon-serguei-loznitsa_6127439_3246.html?fbclid=IwAR2lION1RVGIUAEeC8Rga1GXtwvLnyiU88lk8iCgNdREt8q45FxC74MMToU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>&#8220;<u>This is undoubtedly the strongest and most impressive film [&#8230;] of the Cannes Film Festival [&#8230;].<\/u>&#8221; <\/em>\u00a0<\/a> Le Monde[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<div class=\"spoiler-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spoiler-head folded\">more<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spoiler-body\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.repubblica.it\/spettacoli\/cinema\/2022\/05\/26\/news\/il_regista_ucraino_sergei_loznitsa_a_cannes_kirill_serebrennikov-351296247\/?fbclid=IwAR3MK9cXsrRtZ4_SveKKZ6sxOd2haElC65KQIhaV5EIDPs-gckkvZ-ZBfYM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>\u201e<u>People seem to come to life on the big screen so much the truth images are alive and vibrant [&#8230;]\u201c<\/u><\/em><\/a> La Repubblica<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201e<u>With Russian bombs falling on maternity hospitals, theaters and other places crowded with sheltering civilians, \u2018The Natural History of Destruction\u2019 transformed into a film less about the past than the present.\u201c<\/u> <\/em>The Washington Post<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Distribution<br \/>\n<\/strong>Bettina Offermann<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:distribution@looks.film\"><u>distribution@looks.film<\/u><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<strong>Executive Producer<\/strong><br \/>\nRegina Bouchehri<br \/>\nGunnar Dedio<\/p>\n<p><strong>A co-production by<\/strong><br \/>\nLOOKSfilm, Atoms &amp; Void BV and Uljana Kim<\/p>\n<p><strong>In cooperation with<\/strong><br \/>\nRBB<\/p>\n<p><strong>Author &amp; Director<\/strong><br \/>\nSergei Loznitsa<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funding<br \/>\n<\/strong>MDM, Medienboard, BKM and Eurimages[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column disable_custom_paddings_mobile=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1591352720872{padding-right: 50px !important;padding-left: 70px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text]<span style=\"color: #808080;\">Foto <span class=\"st\">\u00a9<\/span> SZ Photos<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38527,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[197,163,165,203,202,196,192],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - 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