The Orchid Gardener (1977)

Original title

Orchidégartneren

Directed by

Lars von Trier

Genre

short film, experimental film

Country

Denmark

Runtime

37 min

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 18 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.

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How it feels

A man tends an orchid garden with precise attention. The film watches his work and the silent space around him.

abstractobsessiveminimalistcontemplativeausterecoldsurrealstatic

What happens

The Orchid Gardener (Danish: Orchidégartneren) is a 1977 Danish featurette drama film written, produced, shot, edited, and directed by Lars von Trier. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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