Underplayed Gems

丹青な庭 (2002)

丹青な庭 poster
Country
Japan
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

A man visits two places at the same time each day. He watches two women who are kept in glass cases. By observing them he tries to feel free, but he starts to feel trapped himself.

contemplativesomberslow-burnrestrainedintrospectivebleakvisually minimalist

What happens

『丹青な庭』(たんせいなにわ)は2002年に製作された日本映画。 2002年にフランス・リヨンで行われたAsian&CultureFestival2002正式出品 毎日同じ時間に二つの場所を訪れる彼は、それぞれガラスのケースに入っている対照的な女を観察することによって、自分の自由を確かめている。しかし狭く不自由なガラスの中で、自由に暮らす彼女たちを見てだんだん自分が窮屈になってゆく。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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