Paul Virilio

Acting
1932-01-04
Paris, France

Biography

Paul Virilio (born 1932 in Paris, France) is a cultural theorist and urbanist. He is best known for his writings about technology as it has developed in relation to speed and power, with diverse references to architecture, the arts, the city and the military.

Known For & Full Filmography5 Titles

#1Unknown Quantity

Movie - 2005, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10
Documentary

In the immediate aftermath of the 11 September Paul Virilio suffered from a malaise found very seldom among philosophers, which was caused by an excessive degree of confirmation on the part of reality. He broke off work on his book "L'accident Intégral" to put together an exhibition that was designed to illustrate the concept of the global accident in all its topicality. The outcome was the much-vaunted Ce qui arrive, which was housed in the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain in Paris from 29 November 2002 to 30 March 2003. The cinematic installation, Unknown Quantity, which was a key part of the exhibition, features the staging of a discussion between Paul Virilio and Svetlana Alexiyevich, the author of the book "Chernobyl. Chronicle of the Future", the essential witness's statement on the conversion of history in catastrophe.

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#2Celluloid and Marble

Movie - 2011, 2h 15m as Self

10.0 / 10
Documentary

Celluloid and Marble is based on Rohmer's own articles published in "Cahiers du cinéma", discussing film in relation to the other arts, maintaining that, in an age of cultural self-consciousness, cinema was “the last refuge of poetry” - the only contemporary art form from which metaphor could still spring naturally and spontaneously.

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#3Paul Virilio: Penser la vitesse

Movie - 2009, 2h 15m as Self

5.7 / 10
Documentary

Paul Virilio (born 1932 in Paris, France) is a cultural theorist and urbanist. He is best known for his writings about technology as it has developed in relation to speed and power, with diverse references to architecture, the arts, the city and the military.

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#4Entretien sur le béton

Movie - 1969, 2h 15m as Self

9.0 / 10
Documentary

Rohmer films a discussion between Claude Parent, Paul Virilio and François Loyer about the usage of concrete in architecture.

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#5Le Syndrome du Titanic

Movie - 2009, 2h 15m as Self (voice)

5.9 / 10
Documentary

Dieser Dokumentarfilm zeigt die ökologischen Probleme, mit denen die Erde zu kämpfen hat. Mit Bezug auf die lange Entwicklungsgeschichte der auf der Erde lebenden Lebewesen wird insbesondere auch ein Augenmerk auf das Artensterben, das durch den Menschen verursacht wird, gelegt.

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