Talking to Strangers (1988)
- Directed by
- Robert Tregenza
- Country
- United States
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 7 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 series of nine scenes each filmed as one continuous ten-minute take. All but the first and last scenes are presented in a randomly selected order. It follows strangers in everyday interactions and private moments in Baltimore.
experimentalcerebralfragmentedobservationalunconventionalpatientlow-keyintrospective
What happens
Talking to Strangers is a 1988 American drama film directed by Rob Tregenza. It marked Tregenza's debut as a feature-length film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. It is composed of nine scenes, each one filmed only once and presented as an uninterrupted ten-minute take. Except for the first and last scenes, the remaining seven were arranged in a random order chosen by Tregenza's computer. The film was shot in widescreen 35 mm and mixed in Dolby Stereo sound. It was made on location in Baltimore, Maryland where Tregenza and his wife and producer, J.K. Eareckson, were already established as artists and industrial filmmakers, creating advertisements and corporate films to financially support their work in experimental filmmaking. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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