Nénette (2010)
- Directed by
- Nicolas Philibert
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 8 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.
How it feels
The film observes a 40-year-old female orangutan in a Paris zoo as visitors watch her through a glass enclosure. We hear their conversations and see their reflections while she sits inside with her son.
observationalintimatequietreflectivecontemplativestillcalm
What happens
Nénette is a 2010 French documentary film about a 40-year-old female orangutan living in the menagerie of the Jardin des Plantes, (the zoo in Paris, France). The film, directed by Nicolas Philibert presents an intimate portrait of the ape, originally from Borneo, who has spent most of her life in captivity. In accord with the Cinéma vérité style of Philibert's earlier works, the camera rests on Nénette and her son Tübo in their glass-fronted enclosure. We hear the conversations and see the reflections of the zoo visitors in the glass as they regard Nénette, a mother of four who has survived three mates. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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