Voice1(malequot;rofessionalannouncerquot;tye):Thisneighborhood(1)wasmadeforthewretcheddignityoftheettybourgeoisie,forresectableoccuationsandintellectualtourism.Thesedentaryoulationoftheuerfloorswasshelteredfromtheinfluencesofthestreet.Thisneighborhoodhasremainedthesame.Itwasthestrangesettingofourstory,whereasystematicquestioningofallthediversionsandworksofasociety,atotalcritiqueofitsideaofhainess,wasexressedinacts.Theseeolealsoscornedquot;subjectiverofundityquot;.Theywereinterestedinnothingbutanadequateandconcreteexressionofthemselves.Voice2(Debord,monotone):Humanbeingsarenotfullyconsciousoftheirreallife-usuallygroinginthedark;overwhelmedbytheconsequencesoftheiracts;ateverymomentgrousandindividualsfindthemselvesconfrontedwithresultstheyhavenotwished.Voice1:Theysaidthatoblivionwastheirrulingassion.Theywantedtoreinventeverythingeachday;tobecomethemastersandossessorsoftheirownlives.Justasonedoesnotjudgeamanaccordingtotheconcetionhehasofhimself,onecannotjudgesucheriodsoftransitionaccordingtotheirownconsciousness;onthecontrary,onemustexlaintheconsciousnessthroughthecontradictionsofmateriallife,throughtheconflictbetweensocialconditionsandtheforcesofsocialroduction.Therogressachievedinthedominationofnaturewasnotyetmatchedbyacorresondingliberationofeverydaylife.Youthassedawayamongthevariouscontrolsofresignation.Ourcamerahascaturedforyouafewasectsofarovisionalmicrosociety.Theknowledgeofemiricalfactsremainsabstractandsuerficialaslongasitisnotconcretizedbyitsintegrationintothewholequot;”whichaloneermitsthesuersessionofartialandabstractroblemssoastoarriveattheirconcreteessence,andimlicitlyattheirmeaning.Thisgrouwasonthemarginsoftheeconomy.Ittendedtowardaroleofureconsumtion,andfirstofallthefreeconsumtionofitstime.Itthusfounditselfdirectlyengagedinqualitativevariationsofeverydaylifebutderivedofanymeanstointerveneinthem.Thegrourangedoveraverysmallarea.Thesametimesoughtthembacktothesamelaces.Noonewenttobedearly.Discussiononthemeaningofallthiscontinued...Voice2:quot;Ourlifeisajourneyquot;”Inthewinterandthenight.quot;”Weseekourassage...quot;�Voice1:Theabandonedliteratureneverthelessexertedadelayingactiononnewaffectiveformulations.Voice2:Therewasthefatigueandthecoldofthemorninginthismuch-traversedlabyrinth,likeanenigmathatwehadtoresolve.Itwasalooking-glassrealitythroughwhichwehadtodiscovertheotentialrichnessofreality.Onthebankoftherivereveningbeganonceagain;andcaresses;andtheimortanceofaworldwithoutimortance.Justastheeyeshaveablurredvisionofmanythingsandcanseeonlyoneclearly,sothewillcanstriveonlyincomletelytowarddiverseobjectsandcancomletelyloveonlyoneatatime.Voice3(younggirl):Noonecountedonthefuture.Itwouldneverbeossibletobetogetherlater,oranywhereelse.Therewouldneverbeagreaterfreedom.Voice1:Therefusaloftimeandofgrowingoldautomaticallylimitedencountersinthisnarrow,contingentzone,wherewhatwaslackingwasfeltasirrearable.Theextremerecariousnessofthemeansofgettingbywithoutworkingwasattherootofthisimatiencewhichmadeexcessesnecessaryandeaksdefinitive.Voice2:Oneneverreallycontestsanorganizationofexistencewithoutcontestingallofthatorganization’sformsoflanguage.Voice1:Whenfreedomisracticedinaclosedcircle,itfadesintoadream,becomesamerereresentationofitself.Theambianceoflayisbynatureunstable.Atanymomentquot;ordinarylifequot;�canrevailonceagain.Thegeograhicallimitationoflayisevenmorestrikingthanitstemorallimitation.Anygametakeslacewithinthecontoursofitssatialdomain.Aroundtheneighborhood,arounditsfleetingandthreatenedimmobility,stretchedahalf-knowncitywhereeolemetonlybychance,losingtheirwayforever.Thegirlswhofoundtheirwaythere,becausetheywerelegallyunderthecontroloftheirfamiliesuntiltheageofeighteen,wereoftenrecaturedbythedefendersofthatdetestableinstitution.Theyweregenerallyconfinedundertheguardofthosecreatureswhoamongallthebadroductsofabadsocietyarethemostuglyandreugnant:nuns.Whatusuallymakesdocumentariessoeasytounderstandisthearbitrarylimitationoftheirsubjectmatter.Theydescribetheatomizationofsocialfunctionsandtheisolationoftheirroducts.Onecan,incontrast,envisagetheentirecomlexityofamomentwhichisnotresolvedintoawork,amomentwhosemovementindissolublycontainsfactsandvaluesandwhosemeaningdoesnotyetaear.Thesubjectmatterofthedocumentarywouldthenbethisconfusedtotality.Voice2:Theerahadarrivedatalevelofknowledgeandtechnicalmeansthatmadeossible,andincreasinglynecessary,adirectconstructionofallasectsofaliberatedaffectiveandracticalexistence.Theaearanceofthesesueriormeansofaction,stillunusedbecauseofthedelaysintherojectofliquidatingthecommodityeconomy,hadalreadycondemnedaestheticactivity,whoseambitionsandowerswerebothoutdated.Thedecayofartandofallthevaluesofformermoreshadformedoursociologicalbackground.Therulingclass’smonoolyovertheinstrumentsweneededtocontrolinordertorealizethecollectiveartofourtimehadexcludedusfromaculturalroductionofficiallydevotedtoillustratingandreeatingtheast.Anartfilmonthisgenerationcanonlybeafilmonitsabsenceofrealcreations.Everyoneunthinkinglyfollowedtheathslearnedonceandforall,totheirworkandtheirhome,totheirredictablefuture.Forthemdutyhadalreadybecomeahabit,andhabitaduty.Theydidnotseethedeficiencyoftheircity.Theythoughtthedeficiencyoftheirlifewasnatural.Wewantedtoeakoutofthisconditioning,inquestofanotheruseoftheurbanlandscae,inquestofnewassions.Theatmoshereofafewlacesgaveusintimationsofthefutureowersofanarchitectureitwouldbenecessarytocreatetobethesuortandframeworkforlessmediocregames.Wecouldexectnothingofanythingwehadnotourselvesaltered.Theurbanenvironmentroclaimedtheordersandtastesoftherulingsocietyjustasviolentlyasthenewsaers.Itismanwhomakestheunityoftheworld,butmanhasextendedhimselfeverywhere.Peolecanseenothingaroundthemthatisnottheirownimage;everythingseakstothemofthemselves.Theirverylandscaeisalive.Therewereobstacleseverywhere.Therewasacohesionintheobstaclesofalltyes.Theymaintainedthecoherentreignofoverty.Everythingbeingconnected,itwasnecessarytochangeeverythingbyaunitarystruggle,ornothing.Itwasnecessarytolinkuwiththemasses,butweweresurroundedbyslee.Voice3:Thedictatorshioftheroletariatisadeseratestruggle,bloodyandbloodless,violentandeaceful,militaryandeconomic,educationalandadministrative,againsttheforcesandtraditionsoftheoldworld.Voice1:Inthiscountryitisonceagainthemenoforderwhohaverebelled.Theyhavereinforcedtheirower.Theyhavebeenabletoaggravatethegrotesquenessoftherulingconditionsaccordingtotheirwill.Theyhaveembellishedtheirsystemwiththefunerealceremoniesoftheast.Voice2:Years,likeasingleinstantrolongedtothisoint,cometoanend.Voice1:Whatwasdirectlylivedreaearsfrozeninthedistance,fitintothetastesandillusionsofanera,carriedawaywithit.Voice2:Theaearanceofeventsthatwehavenotmade,thatothershavemadeagainstus,nowobligesustobeawareoftheassageoftime,itsresults,thetransformationofourowndesiresintoevents.Whatdifferentiatestheastfromtheresentisreciselyitsout-of-reachobjectivity;thereisnomoreshould-be;beingissoconsumedthatithasceasedtoexist.Thedetailsarealreadylostinthedustoftime.Whowasafraidoflife,afraidofthenight,afraidofbeingtaken,afraidofbeingket?Voice3:Whatshouldbeabolishedcontinues,andwecontinuetowearawaywithit.Weareengulfed.Wearesearated.Theyearsassandwehaven’tchangedanything.Voice2:Onceagainmorninginthesamestreets.Onceagainthefatigueofsomanysimilarlyassednights.Itisawalkthathaslastedalongtime.Voice1:Reallyhardtodrinkmore.Voice2:Ofcourseonemightmakeafilmofit.Butevenifsuchafilmsucceedsinbeingasfundamentallydisconnectedandunsatisfyingastherealityitdealswith,itwillneverbemorethanare-creationquot;”oorandfalselikethisbotchedtravelingshot.Voice3:Therearenoweolewhoridethemselvesonbeingauthorsoffilms,asotherswereauthorsofnovels.Theyareevenmorebackwardthanthenovelistsbecausetheyareunawareofthedecomositionandexhaustionofindividualexressioninourtime,ignorantoftheendoftheartsofassivity.Theyareraisedfortheirsinceritysincetheydramatize,withmoreersonaldeth,theconventionsofwhichtheirlifeconsists.Thereistalkoftheliberationofthecinema.ButwhatdoesitmattertousifonemoreartisliberatedthroughwhichTom,DickorHarrycanjoyouslyexresstheirslavishsentiments?Theonlyinterestingventureistheliberationofeverydaylife,notonlyintheersectivesofhistorybutforusandrightaway.Thisentailsthewitheringawayofalienatedformsofcommunication.Thecinema,too,hastobedestroyed.Voice2:Inthefinalanalysis,starsarecreatedbytheneedwehaveforthem,andnotbytheirtalentorlackoftalentorevenbythefilmindustryoradvertising.Miserableneed,dismal,anonymouslifethatwouldliketoexanditselftothedimensionsofcinemalife.Theimaginarylifeonthescreenistheroductofthisrealneed.Thestaristherojectionofthisneed.Theimagesoftheadvertisementsduringtheintermissionsaremoresuitedthananyothersforevokinganintermissionoflife.Toreallydescribethiseraitwouldnodoubtbenecessarytoshowmanyotherthings.Butwhatwouldbetheoint?Bettertograsthetotalityofwhathasbeendoneandwhatremainstobedonethantoaddmoreruinstotheoldworldofthesectacleandofmemories.1.Thisfilm,whichevokesthelettristexeriencesattheoriginofthesituationistmovement,oenswithshotsoftheParisdistrictfrequentedbythelettristsintheearly1950s.