Le bassin de J.W. (1997)

Original title

Le Bassin de J. W.

Directed by

João César Monteiro

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

France

Runtime

2h 28m

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 8 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.

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How it feels

The film follows a man as he drifts through a series of strange and absurd situations. It mixes dark humor with moments of tragedy in a way that feels deliberately puzzling.

slow-burnabsurdwhimsicalsurrealbleakly comicdreamlikeunsettling

What happens

Das Becken von John Wayne (französischer Originaltitel: Le Bassin de J. W.) ist ein französisch-portugiesischer Spielfilm des portugiesischen Regisseurs João César Monteiro aus dem Jahr 1997. Der schwer zu entschlüsselnde Film trägt Züge einer grotesken Tragikomödie und einer Farce. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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