Triste (1996)
- Directed by
- Nathaniel Dorsky
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country
- United States of America
- Runtime
- 19 min
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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.
How it feels
This avant-garde short film pieces together everyday scenes from footage shot over many years. It creates a montage of unobtrusive images without a traditional story.
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What happens
Triste is a 1996 American avant-garde short film directed by Nathaniel Dorsky. It is the first in a set of "Four Cinematic Songs", which also includes Variations, Arbor Vitae, and Love's Refrain. In an effort to make use of footage he had shot as far back as the 1970s, Dorsky began editing the film in 1990 and spent five years assembling it. After premiering at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Triste was included in the 1997 New York Film Festival. It helped establish the film form Dorsky has used in his subsequent work—a polyvalent montage built from unobtrusive shots showing everyday scenes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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