The Salamander (1971)
- Original title
- La Salamandre
- Directed by
- Alain Tanner
- Genre
- comedy drama
- Country
- Switzerland
- Runtime
- 2h 04m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 41 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 young woman is investigated by two writers who want to turn her story into a screenplay. The film watches as they try to understand who she really is.
unsettlingcerebralenigmaticslow-burnintimateobservationalambiguousgrounded
What happens
The Salamander (French: La Salamandre) is a 1971 Swiss drama film directed by Alain Tanner and written by Tanner and John Berger. It centres on a young woman whose case becomes the basis for a screenplay investigation. Starring Bulle Ogier and Jean-Luc Bideau, it was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 45th Academy Awards, and screened at the Cannes Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival in 1971. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Rendezvous at Bray (1971)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.