Underplayed Gems

Smalfilmerens søn (1990)

Smalfilmerens søn poster
Directed by
Jon Bang Carlsen
Country
Denmark
Runtime
13 min
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How it feels

A father and son travel by train through Europe. The father films his son in ordinary moments but starts to lose interest in both the boy and the camera during a stay at a Mediterranean resort.

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What happens

Smalfilmerens søn er en kortfilm fra 1990 instrueret af Jon Bang Carlsen efter eget manuskript. Novellefilm om en far og søn der rejser med tog ned gennem Europa. Far smalfilmer sønnen i en stribe banale situationer, men begynder under opholdet i en ferieby ved Middelhavet at interessere sig for andet end sønnen og kameraet. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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