Underplayed Gems

Bento Monogatari (2010)

Bento Monogatari poster
Directed by
Pieter Dirkx
Genre
comedy film
Country
Belgium
Runtime
27 min
Elsewhere
IMDb
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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 lunchbox becomes the center of attention in this short comedy. The film follows what happens when a small meal container gets passed around.

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What happens

Bento Monogatari (often translated as 'Lunchbox Story') is a 2010 short film by Pieter Dirkx. It was selected for the 2011 Cannes Film Festival in the Cinéfondation section. The film was the director's graduation project at the Hogeschool Sint-Lukas Brussels film school. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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