Mental (2008)

Original title

精神

Directed by

Kazuhiro Soda

Genre

documentary film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 15m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 6 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

This documentary follows the daily lives of patients and staff at a psychiatric clinic in Japan. It shows their struggles, routines, and small moments of connection without commentary or narration.

observationalintimatereflectivequietpatientrawempatheticcontemplativehumanistic

What happens

『精神』（せいしん）は、日本のドキュメンタリー映画。映画監督の想田和弘による、2007年度作品『選挙』に続く観察映画第2弾。第13回釜山国際映画祭の最優秀ドキュメンタリー賞(PIFF Mecenat Award)を受賞。また、第5回ドバイ国際映画祭でも、最優秀ドキュメンタリー賞を受賞した。更に、マイアミ国際映画祭で審査員特別賞、香港国際映画祭で優秀ドキュメンタリー賞、ニヨン国際ドキュメンタリー映画祭で宗教を超えた審査員賞を受賞。2009年6月、アステア配給で日本全国順次劇場公開。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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