Pacific 231 (1949)

Directed by

Jean Mitry

Genre

documentary film

Country

France

Runtime

9 min

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 23 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

A black and white short film that shows a steam locomotive moving through a landscape. The images of the train are cut to match the rhythm of the music.

fast-pacedrhythmicvisually energeticabstractmechanicalhypnotickineticinstrumental

What happens

Pacific 231 is a 1949 short film directed by French film theorist Jean Mitry. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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