Underplayed Gems

Kval (1993)

Kval poster
Country
Denmark
Runtime
10 min
Elsewhere
IMDb
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 small character travels through life, taking on archetypal roles like a star, a water bearer, and a team player. The film uses suggestive and experimental imagery. Eventually the figure gathers these experiences into a unity of existential choices.

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What happens

Kval er en dansk computeranimeret tegnefilm fra 1993 med instruktion og manuskript af Gunnar Wille. En lille figur er på rejse gennem livet. I et antydende og eksperimenterende billedsprog gennemspiller figuren forskellige arketypiske roller - som stjerne, som vandbærer, som holdspiller - og formår til sidst at samle sine erfaringer til en helhed af eksistentielle valgmuligheder. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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