Menschen (1989)
- Directed by
- Ulrik Al Brask, Frants A. Pandal
- Genre
- experimental film
- Country
- Denmark
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
A Danish experimental anthology film built from stolen footage of movies, TV, and ads. It re-edits and distorts these images with digital effects, often showing people as machines or in archetypal scenes of slavery and women. The film includes clips from violent and pornographic movies.
freneticdisorientingtransgressivefragmentedconfrontationalavant-gardevisually assaultive
What happens
Menschen er en eksperimentalfilm instrueret af Ulrik Al Brask, Frants A. Pandal efter manuskript af Ulrik Al Brask. Tre eksperimenter samlet under overskriften »Scratching the Eyes Out. In Three Lessons«. Princippet for scratch er, at man stjæler fra film, TV og reklamebilleder, redigerer dem sønder og sammen og manipulerer med diverse digitale videoeffekter. Massekulturens levende billeder genbruges og nyfortolkes, gamle billeder får ny betydning, ofte gennem ekstatiske ophobninger af visuelt fængende billeder. I »Menschen« er det tilbagevendende bl.a. mennesket som maskine. I "Johnny" og "A Motherly Peepshow" er det ofte en form for arketypiske situationer - i den første med slaveri, i den sidste med kvinden som tema. Antologien indeholder klip fra volds- og pornofilm. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Bamse i E-mol (1989)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.