The Dance of the Paroxysms (1929)

Original title

A Dança dos Paroxismos

Directed by

Jorge Brum do Canto

Genre

drama film

Country

Portugal

Runtime

35 min

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 12 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.

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How it feels

This silent Portuguese film draws on a poem by Leconte de Lisle. It follows a dreamlike story involving elves and surreal imagery.

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What happens

A Dança dos Paroxismos és una pel·lícula muda portuguesa, dirigida per Jorge Brum do Canto el 1929. El seu argument es basa en el poema "Les Elfes" de Leconte de Lisle i és considerada un dels primers casos de cinema oníric. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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