Underplayed Gems

These Encounters of Theirs (2006)

These Encounters of Theirs poster
Original title
Quei loro incontri
Directed by
Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 08m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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

The film presents a series of conversations between mythical Greek figures. They discuss fate, love and death in a spare and quiet setting.

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What happens

These Encounters of Theirs (Italian: Quei loro incontri, French: Ces rencontres avec eux) is a 2006 Italian-French drama film directed by Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet and based on Cesare Pavese's Dialogues with Leucò. The film entered the main competition at the 63rd edition of the Venice Film Festival, in which it was awarded a special Lion for "innovation in the language of cinema". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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