Underplayed Gems

Marie's Counter (1998)

Marie's Counter poster
Original title
Le comptoir
Directed by
Sophie Tatischeff
Genre
comedy, drama
Country
France
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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 takes a sensitive look at rural French life. It focuses on memory and social change through quiet observation.

contemplativeslow-pacedmelancholicpoeticintrospectiveruralquietnostalgic

What happens

Le Comptoir (1998) é um longa-metragem dirigido pela cineasta francesa Sophie Tatischeff. O filme representa uma incursão sensível e contemplativa no universo rural francês, explorando temas de memória, identidade e transformação social. Filha do renomado cineasta Jacques Tati, Tatischeff imprime sua própria marca autoral, afastando-se do humor físico característico de seu pai e adotando uma abordagem mais introspectiva e poética. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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