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Universes in Universe William Kentridge Born in 1955 in Johannesburg, South Africa. . Universes in Universe William Kentridge Born in 1955 in Johannesburg, South Africa. ..

Reviewed for H-AfrLitCine by Dayna Oscherwitz, University of Texas, November 1998. Reviewed for H-SHEAR by John Saillant, Western Michigan University, February, 1999. Reviewed for H-Africa by Martin Klein, University of Toronto, 30 September 1998. Reviewed for H-SAfrica by Derek Catsam, Contemporary History Institute, Ohio University, 1 May 2001. Reviewed for H-AfrTeach by Alexandra O'Brien, University of Chicago, 31 August 1998.

The film is the seventh in a series begun in 1989 and stars a fictional character, Soho Eckstein. The Johannesburg landscape is depicted as a wasteland, destroyed for its wealth. These films serve as a metaphor for the history and political transitions of South Africa. ..

(where I have always been, somehow) Mainly making drawings. Some are filmed and become animated projections, some become incorporated into pieces of theatre. The drawings I did at Civitella were niether filmed nor performed (though they had originally come from drawings done for a play FAUSTUS IN AFRICA). ..

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