Underplayed Gems

Kips the Operator in the Stone Kingdom (1968)

Kips the Operator in the Stone Kingdom poster
Original title
Operaator Kõps kiviriigis
Directed by
Heino Pars
Genre
animation
Country
Soviet Union, Estonia
Runtime
19 min
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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 stop-motion puppet film follows a camera operator exploring a world made of stone and rocks. The story uses simple tricks and visual gags to show the character's discoveries in this unusual landscape.

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What happens

Operaator Kõps kiviriigis (zu deutsch „Kameramann Kõps im Reich der Steine“) ist der Titel eines estnischen Puppentrickfilms aus dem Jahr 1968. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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