Almayer's Folly (2011)
- Original title
- La Folie Almayer
- Directed by
- Chantal Akerman
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France, Belgium
- Runtime
- 2h 07m
- Rated
- U
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 27 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
A Dutch trader in 1950s Malaysia searches for hidden pirate treasure. His obsessive quest strains his relationship with his mixed-race daughter and isolates him from the local community.
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What happens
Almayer's Folly (French: La Folie Almayer) is a 2011 drama film directed by Chantal Akerman and starring Stanislas Merhar, Aurora Marion and Marc Barbé. It is an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1895 debut novel Almayer's Folly, and tells the story of a Dutchman searching for pirate treasure in Malaysia. The setting has been relocated to the 1950s. The film was a coproduction between companies in France and Belgium. It received four Magritte Award nominations. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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