Alimentation Générale (2005)

Directed by

Chantal Briet

Genre

documentary film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 4 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 life of an old grocery store in a housing project in Epinay-sur-Seine, France. The shop is the only local business in the neighborhood and becomes a meeting place for residents.

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What happens

Alimentation générale est un documentaire français réalisé par Chantal Briet et sorti en 2005. Dans la cité de la Source, à Épinay-sur-Seine, la vieille épicerie d'Ali, seul commerce du quartier, est un lieu de rencontres. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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