Underplayed Gems

Stilleben (1994)

Stilleben poster
Directed by
Ane Mette Ruge
Genre
experimental film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
19 min
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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 Danish experimental film from 1994 directed by Ane Mette Ruge. It arranges everyday objects alongside a woman's face, natural phenomena, and music to make familiar things feel strange and to create a mood between abandonment and familiarity.

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What happens

Stilleben er en dansk eksperimentalfilm fra 1994 instrueret af Ane Mette Ruge efter eget manuskript. Et stilleben er en opstilling af velkendte ting. Det, kunstneren gerne vil med denne sammenstilling, er at få os til at se tingene med friske øjne og skabe en særlig stemning gennem de følelser de enkelte ting vækker i os, og den måde de er skildret på. »Stilleben« fungerer på disse billedkunstneriske betingelser: De hverdagslige ting, der omgiver os, bliver fremmede og eksotiske - sære, og vækker ved sammenstillingen med et smukt kvindeansigt og enkle naturfænomener og musik en egen længselsfuld stemning mellem forladthed og velkendthed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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