Underplayed Gems

Lucifers blyant (1993)

Lucifers blyant poster
Directed by
Lejf Marcussen
Country
Denmark
Runtime
12 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

This Danish animated film from 1993 is a surreal and playful journey where images shift and merge in unexpected ways. The director describes it as a struggle between his desire for clear symbols and the unruly pencil of Lucifer, which shows him that even incompatible images might share a common origin.

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What happens

Lucifers blyant er en animationsfilm fra 1993 instrueret af Lejf Marcussen efter eget manuskript. Et forvandlingsbolsje af en animationsfilm, hvorom instruktøren selv skriver: Min diktatoriske bevidsthed forlanger klare symboler og målrettet skelnen. Men Lucifers blyant driller mine hænder og vil vise mig, at selv uforenelige billeder måske har fælles ophav. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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