The River (2003)

Original title

Floden

Directed by

Jytte Rex

Genre

experimental film

Country

Denmark

Runtime

25 min

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 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.

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How it feels

The film presents a series of everyday observations, architectural explorations, and still-life images of a familiar Europe. A disturbing undercurrent gradually affects these calm river scenes.

contemplativeunsettlingslow-paceddreamlikemeditativeobservationaldisquietingassociative

What happens

Floden er en dansk eksperimentalfilm fra 2003 instrueret af Jytte Rex efter eget manuskript. Filmens fokus er et kulturbærende Europa, hovedpulsåren er apokalyptisk og formen associerende. Der er hverdagsobservationer, arkitektoniske udforskninger, levende stilleben og rolige flodbilleder fra et velkendt Europa. Men en dybt foruroligende understrøm præger stille og roligt billederne af det velkendte. "En organiseret strøm af associationsmønstre er indarbejdet i flodbilledets mange ambivalente betydninger. Floden er en slags holdepunkt, når der åbnes for sprækker ind til blinde områder af tab og glemsel, verdensbrande og syndfloder eller til oaser af drømme, fantasier og myter. Billederne materialiserer sig glimtvis i den tynde hud mellem sind og verden", skrev Jytte Rex om filmen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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