Underplayed Gems

Piger (1988)

Piger poster
Country
Denmark
Runtime
57 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

A 10-year-old girl named Anna spends her summer vacation and becomes friends with a slightly older girl named Rosa. When school starts, a new girl named Eva arrives and faces teasing, so Anna looks out for her. It is a mood piece about girls at an age when friendships and solidarity mean everything.

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What happens

Piger er en dansk kortfilm fra 1988 instrueret af Anne Franck efter eget manuskript. 10-årige Anna tuller lidt omkring i sin sommerferie og bliver veninde med Rosa, der er lidt ældre. Vil venindeforholdet holde, når ferien er forbi? Da skolen begynder, får Annas klasse en ny pige, Eva, som bliver udsat for drilleri og små-mobning. Anna tager sig af hende. En stemningsbeskrivelse af piger i en alder, hvor veninderne og sammenholdet betyder alt. Filmen er en redigeret udgave af en tv-serie i to dele (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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