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Close Up (1990)

Close Up poster
Directed by
Knud Vesterskov
Genre
experimental film
Country
Denmark

How it feels

A film constructed from manipulated black and white stills that shows the repetitive and confined world of prison inmates. It uses close graphic images to reveal different aspects of life behind bars.

contemplativemonotonousbleakslowstarkpoeticclaustrophobicmeditative

What happens

Nærbillede er en eksperimentalfilm instrueret af Knud Vesterskov, Frank Hedegaard efter manuskript af Frank Hedegaard. En video der i sin poetiske form med manipulerede sort/hvide stills bringer tilskueren ind i den monotone verden, som er fangers liv. Tætte grafiske billeder der afdækker fængselslivets mange sider. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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