Underplayed Gems

God Only Knows (1997)

God Only Knows poster
Original title
Dieu sait quoi
Directed by
Jean-Daniel Pollet
Genre
documentary film
Country
France, Belgium
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary is a free adaptation of poems by Francis Ponge. It shows everyday objects in their simple forms while Michael Lonsdale reads the poetry and older films by Jean-Daniel Pollet play on a television. The film looks at the world of things around a farm where the director has lived since his accident.

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What happens

Dieu sait quoi est un film franco-belge réalisé en 1994 par Jean-Daniel Pollet et sorti en 1997. Dieu sait quoi est une adaptation libre des poèmes de Francis Ponge. Ce poème visuel montre des objets du quotidien dans toute leur simplicité tandis que Michael Lonsdale lit des extraits de la poésie pongienne et que les anciens films de Jean-Daniel Pollet passent sur un téléviseur. Du galet à la lampe en passant par la cruche, le film explore le monde des choses qui entourent la ferme du Cadenet où vit Jean-Daniel Pollet depuis son accident. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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