Underplayed Gems

Le jour du forain (1984)

Le jour du forain poster
Original title
الناعورة
Directed by
Driss Kettani, Abdelkrim Mohammed Derkaoui
Genre
road movie
Country
Morocco
Runtime
1h 39m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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 traveling showman goes through his daily routine in the Moroccan countryside. The film follows his interactions with the local people he meets along the way.

slow-pacedobservationalgroundedcontemplativeunderstatedquietearthywandering

What happens

Le jour du forain (English: The Travelling Showman's Day, Arabic: الناعورة) is a 1984 Moroccan film co-directed by Abdelkarim Derkaoui and Driss Kettani. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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