35mm | color | sound

The Voice of God

Bernd Lützeler

If God would come down to earth and try to earn a living in Bombay, most probably he would very soon become successful as a voice over artiste, lending his voice to thousands of Hindi movies and even more documentaries and public service films in  India. A melo-dramatic docu-drama with voice-over in stop-motion and long-time […]

DIRECTOR
Bernd Lützeler
YEAR
2011
COUNTRY
India / Germany
RUNTIME
9:35
FORMAT
35mm | color | sound

If God would come down to earth and try to earn a living in Bombay, most probably he would very soon become successful as a voice over artiste, lending his voice to thousands of Hindi movies and even more documentaries and public service films in  India. A melo-dramatic docu-drama with voice-over in stop-motion and long-time exposure.—B.L.

This film has no dialogue. All languages heard in this film are meant to be understood as sound design. Only a few sentences of a field recording appear to be in English.

The text of the field recording: “May I have your attention please. Please make sure, that there is no undeclared or suspicious object. When you see any such object, please do not touch it. Inform the police immediately. It is possible that it may be an explosive. Active cooperation is expected from you. Please make sure, that there is no undeclared or suspicious object. When you see any such object, please do not touch it. Inform the police immediately. It is possible that it may be an explosive. Active cooperation is expected from you. Thank you.”

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The Voice of God
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