Underplayed Gems

Elephants Dream (2006)

Elephants Dream poster
Directed by
Bassam Kurdali
Genre
animation, science fiction
Country
Netherlands
Runtime
10h 58m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 69 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

In an otherworldly industrial landscape, two characters wander through strange machine-filled spaces. They talk about their different views on reality and technology.

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What happens

Elephants Dream (code-named Project Orange during production and originally titled Machina) is a 2006 Dutch animated science fiction fantasy experimental short film produced by Blender Foundation using, almost exclusively, free and open-source software. The film is English-language and includes subtitles in over 30 languages. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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