Underplayed Gems

Manuella Jemma (1981)

Manuella Jemma poster
Directed by
Michael Kirkegaard
Genre
experimental film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
20 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

Set in a classical courtyard marked by decaying beauty, this experimental film focuses on visualizing time. Through aesthetic concentration, it offers an intense experience of time and revisits a child's absorbed, self-forgetting way of experiencing it.

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What happens

Manuella Jemma er en film instrueret af Michael Kirkegaard, Kathrine Ragnars. Filmen udfolder sig indenfor en klassisk atriumgård præget af forfaldets skønhed. Det centrale i denne meget velkomponerede film er visualiseringen af tiden. Gennem den æstetiske koncentration bliver tiden en konkret, intens oplevelse og giver os en genoplevelse af barnets særlige opslugthed af sine handlinger, barnets selvforglemmende tidsoplevelse. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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