Nicole Batteké

Stage registration of the first comedy special by the Dutch comedian Micha Wertheim. The central idea of ​​the performance is: 'Some people think I'm arrogant, but I spit on them."

The film documents a debate about early 20th century films, mainly 1910 to 1920, from short news reels to excerpts from full-length movies. At Amsterdam's Film Museum, film directors, students, and film researchers and archivists look at the moving images and discuss their meaning, in the social and technical contexts. Moody live music was added to the edited film.