In German, the word Abendland has two senses: it can mean “the West,” and, more literally, “evening land.” Acclaimed Austrian filmmaker Nikolaus Geyrhalter (Our Daily Bread) merges the two meanings in his new film, which takes viewers on a tour of Europe after dark. The Abendland he reveals is a continent barricaded from the rest of the world and vigilantly guarded against intruders; it is a place where work and play, birth and death, sex and religion are all mediated by technology, structured by routine, and subjected to constant surveillance. There are no titles or narrator to guide us on our journey—only the distinctive touch of a master filmmaker taking on the big questions. With his camera’s aperture open wide, Geyerhalter guides us through the moonlit night, exposing the humming machine that runs while most of us slumber. Co-presented with the Museum of Modern Art (DS)