Ligusterkrigeren (1987)

Directed by

Jesper W. Nielsen

Genre

short film, family film

Country

Denmark

Runtime

20 min

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.

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How it feels

A child plays samurai in the suburbs and is very good at it. An adult joins the game and the make-believe turns real and disturbing.

childlikeplayfulunsettlingalmost-wordlessintenseambiguousbrief

What happens

Ligusterkrigeren er en kortfilm instrueret af Jesper W. Nielsen efter manuskript af Jesper W. Nielsen. Et eller andet sted i en storbys forstæder leger et barn samurai, og legen går godt. Meget godt. Indtil en mand begynder at lege med. Så forvandles legen og bliver til en virkelighed i hvilken, de agerende fortabes. En foruroligende lille film, der - næsten uden ord - fortæller en kompleks historie om følelsernes vildveje. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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