Lobsters (1936)
- Directed by
- László Moholy-Nagy, John Mathias
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 15 min
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 2 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 film follows lobster fishermen working in the port of Littlehampton in Sussex, England. It shows their daily activities and their long connection to the sea and their community.
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What happens
Lobsters is a British documentary film made in 1935 and released in 1936 about lobster fishermen in the port of Littlehampton in Sussex, England and is one of the first aquatic films ever made. Hungarian-born László Moholy-Nagy spent several weeks getting to know the fishermen and their families, which had a long history of fishing for lobsters. Moholy Nagy also got to know the local community and listened to their dialect. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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