Le Tempestaire (1948)
- Directed by
- Jean Epstein
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 22 min
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 36 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 woman anxiously waits for her fiancé to return from the sea during a violent storm. The film uses time-lapse and slow motion to show her fear and the power of nature.
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What happens
Le Tempestaire is a 1947 French short drama film written and directed by Jean Epstein. The title translates as "The storm tamer". The story revolves around a woman who is worried for her fiancé, who is out at sea during a storm. The film makes use of temporal techniques such as time-lapse and slow motion both in images and sound. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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