Underplayed Gems

The Alibi (2004)

The Alibi poster
Country
Italy
Runtime
11 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

A man wakes from a coma after a car crash. He pretends to have amnesia to escape his old life. His plan works at first but then backfires, forcing him to face reality.

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What happens

L'alibi è un cortometraggio del 2004, diretto da Marco Cucurnia. Eugenio, in ospedale, si risveglia dal coma causato da un incidente stradale. Prima vede una graziosa infermiera, Lucia, poi i dottori che vogliono sapere se si ricorda cosa gli sia accaduto. In quel momento, vedendo la possibilità di conquistare la libertà, finge di non ricordare nulla. Potrà così liberarsi dei genitori, della fidanzata, del lavoro, per ricominciare una nuova vita. All'inizio il trucco funziona, ma poi gli si rivolta contro ed Eugenio capisce che deve assolutamente tornare alla realtà. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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