简介：Voice1(male" rofessionalannouncer"ty e):Thisneighborhood(1)wasmadeforthewretcheddignityofthe ettybourgeoisie,forres ectableoccu ationsandintellectualtourism.Thesedentary o ulationoftheu erfloorswasshelteredfromtheinfluencesofthestreet.Thisneighborhoodhasremainedthesame.Itwasthestrangesettingofourstory,whereasystematicquestioningofallthediversionsandworksofasociety,atotalcritiqueofitsideaofha iness,wasex ressedinacts.These eo lealsoscorned"subjective rofundity".Theywereinterestedinnothingbutanadequateandconcreteex ressionofthemselves.Voice2(Debord,monotone):Humanbeingsarenotfullyconsciousoftheirreallife-usuallygro inginthedark;overwhelmedbytheconsequencesoftheiracts;ateverymomentgrou sandindividualsfindthemselvesconfrontedwithresultstheyhavenotwished.Voice1:Theysaidthatoblivionwastheirruling assion.Theywantedtoreinventeverythingeachday;tobecomethemastersand ossessorsoftheirownlives.Justasonedoesnotjudgeamanaccordingtotheconce tionhehasofhimself,onecannotjudgesuch eriodsoftransitionaccordingtotheirownconsciousness;onthecontrary,onemustex laintheconsciousnessthroughthecontradictionsofmateriallife,throughtheconflictbetweensocialconditionsandtheforcesofsocial roduction.The rogressachievedinthedominationofnaturewasnotyetmatchedbyacorres ondingliberationofeverydaylife.Youth assedawayamongthevariouscontrolsofresignation.Ourcamerahasca turedforyouafewas ectsofa rovisionalmicrosociety.Theknowledgeofem iricalfactsremainsabstractandsu erficialaslongasitisnotconcretizedbyitsintegrationintothewhole"”whichalone ermitsthesu ersessionof artialandabstract roblemssoastoarriveattheirconcreteessence,andim licitlyattheirmeaning.Thisgrou wasonthemarginsoftheeconomy.Ittendedtowardaroleof ureconsum tion,andfirstofallthefreeconsum tionofitstime.Itthusfounditselfdirectlyengagedinqualitativevariationsofeverydaylifebutde rivedofanymeanstointerveneinthem.Thegrou rangedoveraverysmallarea.Thesametimesbroughtthembacktothesame laces.Noonewenttobedearly.Discussiononthemeaningofallthiscontinued...Voice2:"Ourlifeisajourney"”Inthewinterandthenight."”Weseekour assage..."�Voice1:Theabandonedliteratureneverthelessexertedadelayingactiononnewaffectiveformulations.Voice2:Therewasthefatigueandthecoldofthemorninginthismuch-traversedlabyrinth,likeanenigmathatwehadtoresolve.Itwasalooking-glassrealitythroughwhichwehadtodiscoverthe otentialrichnessofreality.Onthebankoftherivereveningbeganonceagain;andcaresses;andtheim ortanceofaworldwithoutim ortance.Justastheeyeshaveablurredvisionofmanythingsandcanseeonlyoneclearly,sothewillcanstriveonlyincom letelytowarddiverseobjectsandcancom letelyloveonlyoneatatime.Voice3(younggirl):Noonecountedonthefuture.Itwouldneverbe ossibletobetogetherlater,oranywhereelse.Therewouldneverbeagreaterfreedom.Voice1:Therefusaloftimeandofgrowingoldautomaticallylimitedencountersinthisnarrow,contingentzone,wherewhatwaslackingwasfeltasirre arable.Theextreme recariousnessofthemeansofgettingbywithoutworkingwasattherootofthisim atiencewhichmadeexcessesnecessaryandbreaksdefinitive.Voice2:Oneneverreallycontestsanorganizationofexistencewithoutcontestingallofthatorganization’sformsoflanguage.Voice1:Whenfreedomis racticedinaclosedcircle,itfadesintoadream,becomesamerere resentationofitself.Theambianceof layisbynatureunstable.Atanymoment"ordinarylife"�can revailonceagain.Thegeogra hicallimitationof layisevenmorestrikingthanitstem orallimitation.Anygametakes lacewithinthecontoursofitss atialdomain.Aroundtheneighborhood,arounditsfleetingandthreatenedimmobility,stretchedahalf-knowncitywhere eo lemetonlybychance,losingtheirwayforever.Thegirlswhofoundtheirwaythere,becausetheywerelegallyunderthecontroloftheirfamiliesuntiltheageofeighteen,wereoftenreca turedbythedefendersofthatdetestableinstitution.Theyweregenerallyconfinedundertheguardofthosecreatureswhoamongallthebad roductsofabadsocietyarethemostuglyandre ugnant:nuns.Whatusuallymakesdocumentariessoeasytounderstandisthearbitrarylimitationoftheirsubjectmatter.Theydescribetheatomizationofsocialfunctionsandtheisolationoftheir roducts.Onecan,incontrast,envisagetheentirecom lexityofamomentwhichisnotresolvedintoawork,amomentwhosemovementindissolublycontainsfactsandvaluesandwhosemeaningdoesnotyeta ear.Thesubjectmatterofthedocumentarywouldthenbethisconfusedtotality.Voice2:Theerahadarrivedatalevelofknowledgeandtechnicalmeansthatmade ossible,andincreasinglynecessary,adirectconstructionofallas ectsofaliberatedaffectiveand racticalexistence.Thea earanceofthesesu eriormeansofaction,stillunusedbecauseofthedelaysinthe rojectofliquidatingthecommodityeconomy,hadalreadycondemnedaestheticactivity,whoseambitionsand owerswerebothoutdated.Thedecayofartandofallthevaluesofformermoreshadformedoursociologicalbackground.Therulingclass’smono olyovertheinstrumentsweneededtocontrolinordertorealizethecollectiveartofourtimehadexcludedusfromacultural roductionofficiallydevotedtoillustratingandre eatingthe ast.Anartfilmonthisgenerationcanonlybeafilmonitsabsenceofrealcreations.Everyoneunthinkinglyfollowedthe athslearnedonceandforall,totheirworkandtheirhome,totheir redictablefuture.Forthemdutyhadalreadybecomeahabit,andhabitaduty.Theydidnotseethedeficiencyoftheircity.Theythoughtthedeficiencyoftheirlifewasnatural.Wewantedtobreakoutofthisconditioning,inquestofanotheruseoftheurbanlandsca e,inquestofnew assions.Theatmos hereofafew lacesgaveusintimationsofthefuture owersofanarchitectureitwouldbenecessarytocreatetobethesu ortandframeworkforlessmediocregames.Wecouldex ectnothingofanythingwehadnotourselvesaltered.Theurbanenvironment roclaimedtheordersandtastesoftherulingsocietyjustasviolentlyasthenews a ers.Itismanwhomakestheunityoftheworld,butmanhasextendedhimselfeverywhere.Peo lecanseenothingaroundthemthatisnottheirownimage;everythings eakstothemofthemselves.Theirverylandsca eisalive.Therewereobstacleseverywhere.Therewasacohesionintheobstaclesofallty es.Theymaintainedthecoherentreignof overty.Everythingbeingconnected,itwasnecessarytochangeeverythingbyaunitarystruggle,ornothing.Itwasnecessarytolinku withthemasses,butweweresurroundedbyslee .Voice3:Thedictatorshi ofthe roletariatisades eratestruggle,bloodyandbloodless,violentand eaceful,militaryandeconomic,educationalandadministrative,againsttheforcesandtraditionsoftheoldworld.Voice1:Inthiscountryitisonceagainthemenoforderwhohaverebelled.Theyhavereinforcedtheir ower.Theyhavebeenabletoaggravatethegrotesquenessoftherulingconditionsaccordingtotheirwill.Theyhaveembellishedtheirsystemwiththefunerealceremoniesofthe ast.Voice2:Years,likeasingleinstant rolongedtothis oint,cometoanend.Voice1:Whatwasdirectlylivedrea earsfrozeninthedistance,fitintothetastesandillusionsofanera,carriedawaywithit.Voice2:Thea earanceofeventsthatwehavenotmade,thatothershavemadeagainstus,nowobligesustobeawareofthe assageoftime,itsresults,thetransformationofourowndesiresintoevents.Whatdifferentiatesthe astfromthe resentis reciselyitsout-of-reachobjectivity;thereisnomoreshould-be;beingissoconsumedthatithasceasedtoexist.Thedetailsarealreadylostinthedustoftime.Whowasafraidoflife,afraidofthenight,afraidofbeingtaken,afraidofbeingke t?Voice3:Whatshouldbeabolishedcontinues,andwecontinuetowearawaywithit.Weareengulfed.Wearese arated.Theyears assandwehaven’tchangedanything.Voice2:Onceagainmorninginthesamestreets.Onceagainthefatigueofsomanysimilarly assednights.Itisawalkthathaslastedalongtime.Voice1:Reallyhardtodrinkmore.Voice2:Ofcourseonemightmakeafilmofit.Butevenifsuchafilmsucceedsinbeingasfundamentallydisconnectedandunsatisfyingastherealityitdealswith,itwillneverbemorethanare-creation"” oorandfalselikethisbotchedtravelingshot.Voice3:Therearenow eo lewho ridethemselvesonbeingauthorsoffilms,asotherswereauthorsofnovels.Theyareevenmorebackwardthanthenovelistsbecausetheyareunawareofthedecom ositionandexhaustionofindividualex ressioninourtime,ignorantoftheendoftheartsof assivity.Theyare raisedfortheirsinceritysincetheydramatize,withmore ersonalde th,theconventionsofwhichtheirlifeconsists.Thereistalkoftheliberationofthecinema.ButwhatdoesitmattertousifonemoreartisliberatedthroughwhichTom,DickorHarrycanjoyouslyex resstheirslavishsentiments?Theonlyinterestingventureistheliberationofeverydaylife,notonlyinthe ers ectivesofhistorybutforusandrightaway.Thisentailsthewitheringawayofalienatedformsofcommunication.Thecinema,too,hastobedestroyed.Voice2:Inthefinalanalysis,starsarecreatedbytheneedwehaveforthem,andnotbytheirtalentorlackoftalentorevenbythefilmindustryoradvertising.Miserableneed,dismal,anonymouslifethatwouldliketoex anditselftothedimensionsofcinemalife.Theimaginarylifeonthescreenisthe roductofthisrealneed.Thestaristhe rojectionofthisneed.Theimagesoftheadvertisementsduringtheintermissionsaremoresuitedthananyothersforevokinganintermissionoflife.Toreallydescribethiseraitwouldnodoubtbenecessarytoshowmanyotherthings.Butwhatwouldbethe oint?Bettertogras thetotalityofwhathasbeendoneandwhatremainstobedonethantoaddmoreruinstotheoldworldofthes ectacleandofmemories.1.Thisfilm,whichevokesthelettristex eriencesattheoriginofthesituationistmovement,o enswithshotsoftheParisdistrictfrequentedbythelettristsintheearly1950s