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I Cannot Understand You

6 minutes | Family | 2004 | United States of America

Art

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Tagline

Take a trip with a philosophical tape recorder.

Synopsis

Do you ever feel stressed visiting a foreign country? Do language barriers and culture shock make you want to stay home? Do you fear not being understood? Then, relax and let a philosophical Tape Recorder guide you around his favorite city. Along the way you’ll meet some nice people, gaze at beautiful art and scenery and discover the mystery of life.

Directed by: David Baeumler
Written by: David Baeumler
Produced by: David Baeumler

Cast

 Herr Tonbandgerät: Kevin Silva

Crew

 Camera, Editor, Sound Design: David Baeumler
Sound: Otto Mörth
Production Assistant: Drew Martin
Production Assistant: Sandra Kelberlau

Film Threat - David Finkelstein This short film, edited in a fast rhythm, shows footage of individuals and tourist sites in a variety of cities, mostly European. In the foreground of most of the shots is an old-fashioned, transistor style cassette recorder. Over a background of carnivalesque music, the voice of the tape recorder (played by Kevin Silva) acts as a philosophical tourguide, musing on the existential meanings of travel. Baeumler has an eye for interesting shots, and a feel for creating an exciting rhythm though editing, making this film visually more interesting than the average travelogue film. The character of the "tape recorder" has a droll take on the multifarious spectacles of travel: pondering how the sights, sounds, and people of foreign cities are endlessly fascinating but ultimately incomprehensible. "We aren't on this planet long enough to answer all the mysteries, and even if we were, what would the knowledge get us?" observes the tape recorder. "Understanding is like examining darkness with a flashlight," he concludes. Despite differences between cultures, we are all connected through an "invisible network." "I Cannot Understand You" provides the enjoyable experience of a thrill ride through the spectacle of the world, guided by an agreeable philosophical object with a relaxed attitude towards intellectual inquiry.

  • David Baeumler

    Director

    David Baeumler

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