Underplayed Gems

Vilarinho das Furnas (1971)

Vilarinho das Furnas poster
Directed by
António Campos
Genre
documentary, history
Country
Portugal
Runtime
1h 17m
Rating
7.0 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.

More films like this

How it feels

This documentary captures the daily life and traditions of a Portuguese village before it was flooded by a dam. It shows the community's work, customs, and relationships in a straightforward observational style.

observationalearnestnostalgicmeditativegroundedquietreverent

What happens

Vilarinho das Furnas (1971) é um documentário de longa-metragem de António Campos, em 16 mm. É a sua segunda obra na prática cinematográfica da antropologia visual, realizada na tradição de Robert Flaherty e de Jean Rouch. É um filme etnográfico, que marca o Novo Cinema português em que, particularmente no documentário, a prática da etnografia de salvaguarda é uma das preocupações dominantes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? You can browse by genre, country and year, or take this one into the 3D catalogue and ask the Catbot for something closer.