Underplayed Gems

Cyklen (1980)

Cyklen poster
Directed by
Claus Bering
Genre
documentary film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
37 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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What happens

Cyklen er en dansk dokumentarfilm fra 1980 instrueret af Claus Bering efter eget manuskript. I filmens indledning beskriver Claus Bering de mange glæder og fordele ved at cykle: "Cyklen er så simpel en maskine, at enhver kan lære sig at reparere den – skille den ad og samle den igen. At kunne det giver tryghed – og uden at kunne det får man aldrig den rigtige cykelglæde – derfor handler resten af denne beretning om cyklen som maskine." Filmen går i detaljer og rummer også råd, hvis man fejler som amatørcykelsmed: "Skulle det endelig gå i fisk for dig – så kan du jo altid putte delene i en plastpose og bære dem hen til cykelsmeden og bede ham om at hjælpe dig." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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