1,99 - Um Supermercado Que Vende Palavras (2003)

Directed by

Marcelo Masagão

Genre

drama film

Country

Brazil

Runtime

1h 12m

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 9 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

In a dystopian version of Brazil, a supermarket sells boxes containing messages rather than products. These messages determine what people desire, turning consumerism into a strange, soul-less transaction.

thought-provokingsatiricalbleakcerebraldystopianabsurdslow-pacedphilosophical

What happens

1,99 - Um Supermercado que Vende Palavras é um filme de drama e ficção científica brasileiro de 2003 dirigido e escrito por Marcelo Masagão. O filme apresenta uma discussão sobre o consumismo na sociedade através de um supermercado que ao invés de vender produtos, vende caixas com mensagens que vão definir os desejos das pessoas. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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