Uploaded October 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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The 77 min. full film is available on DVD and streaming from
Contemporary Arts Media: https://www.artfilms.com.au/item/gustav-deutsch-film-ist-1-12

It is, in a word, glorious.... what I feel is the inherent power and mystery of such material, the arrangement of these images and sounds into a definition of cinema constitutes one of the greatest pedagogic films I have seen.... my main reaction is to have my socks knocked off.
(Tom Gunning)

-Film ist... [1-12],
BONUSTRACK 1: Über. Gustav Deutsch
BONUSTRACK 2: Film ist. (1-12), DVD Installation