Signal — Germany on the Air (1985) by Ernie Gehr
Sunday, February 1, 1987, 8:00 pm
Ernie Gehr—New Films
Filmmaker Ernie Gehr in person
Ernie Gehr remains one of the most vital and uncompromising forces in the contemporary cinema. His newest films show that even though his subjects and methods may change, his astonishing formal control and shape never weaken.
Untitled (1981); Signal — Germany on the Air (1982-85); Rear Window (1986). “Like Atget… Gehr could be said to photograph the street as though it were the scene of a crime…Signal… is a film about culture shock, about coping, about memory, about evidence, about the things that remain.” — J. Hoberman, Village Voice.