Aimless Walk (1930)
- Original title
- Bezúčelná procházka
- Directed by
- Alexandr Hackenschmied
- Genre
- documentary film, short film, city symphony film
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Runtime
- 9 min
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 16 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
This short Czechoslovak film follows a man on a walk through a city. It shows everyday sights and movements in a stylized and avant-garde way.
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What happens
Aimless Walk (Bezúčelná procházka) is an unconventional and complex 8-minute film directed by the Czech filmmaker Alexandr Hackenschmied, also known as Alexander Hammid. Released in 1930, the film falls within the experimental documentary genre and is a notable example of European cinema's avant-garde tradition. It has been mentioned alongside city symphony films such as Man with a Movie Camera and Manhatta. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Chudá holka (1930)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.