Finis Terræ (1929)
- Directed by
- Jean Epstein
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 34 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A small group of men harvest seaweed off the coast of Brittany. When one of them gets an infected thumb, it causes problems for the group.
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What happens
Finis Terræ is a 1929 French silent drama film written and directed by Jean Epstein. The story centres on a small group of men harvesting seaweed off the coast of Brittany, and the problems which arise when one of them gets an infected thumb. The film's title is the old Latin name of the region Finistère, where the story is set, and means "End of the Earth". The film is shot in a documentary-like style, with local inexperienced actors in all roles, and frequent handheld camerawork. Also, Epstein often inserts slow motion footage. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Le Deuxième Ciel (1969)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.