Walden (1968)
- Original title
- Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
- Directed by
- Jonas Mekas
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 3h
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 31 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
This film is a diary of everyday moments that filmmaker Jonas Mekas shot over several years. It documents his daily life, friends, and surroundings in a loose and unstructured way.
contemplativeintimatefragmentaryreflectiveobservationalpersonalrhythmicpoetic
What happens
Walden, originally titled Diaries, Notes and Sketches (also known as Walden), is a 1968 American film by experimental filmmaker Jonas Mekas. After several years of filming everyday scenes from his life, Mekas was commissioned by the Albright–Knox Art Gallery to make Walden. It was his first major diary film, and he named it after Henry David Thoreau's 1854 memoir Walden. Mekas's film has received acclaim as a work of avant-garde cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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