The Hunt (1963)
- Original title
- A Caça
- Directed by
- Manoel de Oliveira
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- Portugal
- Runtime
- 21 min
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 16 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 man goes hunting but the event spirals into a brutal and surreal confrontation. The film avoids a straightforward story, focusing instead on an unsettling atmosphere of violence and despair.
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What happens
The Hunt (Portuguese: A Caça) is a 1963 short Portuguese film directed by Manoel de Oliveira. The film is a grim, surrealistic short narrative film that contrasted with the positive tones of Oliveira's previous film. Due to censorship issues, Oliveira was forced to add a "happy ending" to the initial release of the film and was unable to restore his original ending until 1988. Because of this film and anti- Salazar regime comments Oliveira made after a screening of his previous film O Acto de Primavera, he was arrested by the PIDE in 1963. He spent 10 days in jail and was interrogated until finally being released with the help of his friend Manuel Meneres. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Ensayo general para la muerte (1963)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.