As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000)
- Original title
- As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
- Directed by
- Jonas Mekas
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 4h 48m
- Rating
- 7.7 of 10 from 84 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
The film is made from the director's home movies. It shows everyday moments and memories from his life.
reflectivemeditativenostalgicfragmentedintimatepatientpoeticpersonalobservational
What happens
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty is a 2000 experimental documentary film directed by Jonas Mekas. The film had its world premiere on November 4, 2000, at the BFI London Film Festival and is a compilation of Mekas' home movies. In 2022, the decennial poll by Sight and Sound magazine named it one of the 250 greatest movies ever made. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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