On a Platform (1957)

Original title

Auf einem Bahnsteig

Directed by

Kurt Tetzlaff

Genre

documentary film

Country

East Germany, Germany

Runtime

5 min

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 short documentary observes people on a railway platform. It captures daily comings and goings in a matter-of-fact style.

observationalearnestarchivalmatter-of-factrestrainedhistoricstaticgroundedquiet

What happens

Auf einem Bahnsteig ist ein Kurzdokumentarfilm von Kurt Tetzlaff von 1957. Er war der erste DDR-Studentenfilm, der einen Preis in einem westlichen Land gewann. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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