Underplayed Gems

Poema: Cidade (1986)

Poema: Cidade poster
Directed by
Tata Amaral
Genre
documentary
Country
Brazil
Runtime
11 min
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

This short film translates concrete poet Augusto de Campos' work into a cinematic experience. It captures the fast, fragmented communication of modern city life through sight and sound.

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What happens

Poema: Cidade é um curta-metragem de 1986 em 35mm, dirigido por Tata Amaral e Francisco Cesar Filho. Poema: Cidade é um enquadramento da obra do poeta concreto Augusto de Campos. O filme traduz a comunicação rápida e fragmentada do homem urbano moderno através de seus sentidos imediatos de captação: ver/ouvir. O filme conta também com a participação dos músicos John Cage e Cid Campos, dos poetas Haroldo de Campos e Décio Pignatari, do crítico J. Jota de Moraes, do dançarino Merce Cunningham, além de obras do artista plástico Fiaminghi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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