Underplayed Gems

Close Up (1990)

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

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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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