America As Seen by a Frenchman (1960)

Original title

L'Amérique insolite

Directed by

François Reichenbach

Genre

documentary film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 12 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 French director visits the United States in the 1950s. He films ordinary people and unusual scenes across the country.

observationalcuriouswhimsicaldatedlightheartedunassumingbreezy

What happens

America as Seen by a Frenchman (French: L'Amérique insolite) is a 1960 French documentary film directed by François Reichenbach. It was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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