Underplayed Gems

Elefanten og sommerfuglen (2001)

Elefanten og sommerfuglen poster
Directed by
Annette Riisager
Country
Denmark
Runtime
21 min
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

Two young children explore a zoo on their own, looking for contrasts like light and dark animals or heavy and light ones. The film mixes staged scenes with a documentary feel and uses little dialogue. As the children wander, the zoo becomes a big adventurous world and their mother gets far away.

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What happens

Elefanten og sommerfuglen er en dansk kortfilm fra 2001 med instruktion og manuskript af Annette Riisager. En lille film om modsætninger. To små børn drager på egen hånd ud i Zoologisk Have, som åbner sig som et eventyrligt univers for deres øjne og fødder. Børnene aftaler, at rejsen rundt i haven skal være en opdagelsesrejse på jagt efter forskelle. De søger det lyse og det mørke dyr, det lette og det tunge dyr, det farlige og det gemytlige dyr, etc. Filmen er iscenesat, men har en dokumentarisk karakter. Dialogen er sparsom, mens musikken underbygger stemningerne i de små børns møde med de forskellige dyr - og med sig selv. For haven er stor, tunnelen er lang, og mor er pludselig langt væk. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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