The Way Things Go (1987)
- Directed by
- David Weiss, Peter Fischli
- Genre
- silent film, experimental film
- Country
- Switzerland
- Runtime
- 30 min
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 26 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.
How it feels
The film shows a long chain reaction using ordinary objects like tires, ladders, and chemicals. One action triggers the next as things tip, burn, and slide through a warehouse space.
experimentalwhimsicalmethodicalcontemplativeplayfulhypnoticpreciseunpredictablemeditative
What happens
The Way Things Go (German: Der Lauf der Dinge) is a 1987 16 mm art film by the Swiss artist duo Peter Fischli and David Weiss. It documents a long causal chain assembled of everyday objects and industrial materials in the manner of a Rube Goldberg machine, though without the trope of accomplishing a relatively mundane task at the end. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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