Underplayed Gems

Tøj (1975)

Tøj poster
Directed by
Svend Aage Lorentz
Genre
documentary film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
16 min
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 museum curator gives a lecture about the history of clothing. She explains how clothes serve three purposes: attraction, status, and protection. The film uses still images to illustrate her points.

educationalinformativelecture-stylenostalgicstructuredstraightforwardmatter-of-fact

What happens

Tøj er en dansk dokumentarfilm fra 1975 instrueret af Svend Aage Lorentz og efter manuskript af Henny Harald Hansen. Den 75-årige museumsinspektør Henny Harald Hansen fortæller om klædedragtens historie under forskellige klimatiske og kulturelle vilkår. Klædedragten har ifølge hende tre funktioner for os: 1) Vi vil gerne virke erotisk tiltrækkende, 2) Vi vil signalere eller opnå en bestemt status, 3) Tøjet beskytter os. Henny Harald Hansen sidder med front mod kameraet og holder foredrag, der på billedsiden illustreres først og fremmest med still billeder. Indledningsvist fastslår Hansen at studiet af mode og tøj fortæller langt mere om mennesket end de fleste umiddelbart tror. Tøj har nemlig mange symbolske funktioner, der ydermere forandrer sig gennem historien. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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