Canst thou, O cruel! (1997)

Directed by

Anna Neye Poulsen

Genre

experimental film

Country

Denmark

Runtime

4 min

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 film based on a Shakespeare sonnet about unrequited love. It uses simple theatrical imagery to show a person isolated with their own feelings.

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What happens

Canst thou, O cruel! er en dansk eksperimentalfilm fra 1997 med instruktion og manuskript af Anna Neye Poulsen. En sonet af William Shakespeare om en kærlighed, der aldrig vil blive gengældt. Digtets intime stemning er udgangspunktet for filmen. Teatret er inspirationskilden for billedsidens enkelhed, der skal understrege sonettens universel menneskelige karakter - mennesket er alene med sig selv. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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