Computer Chess (2013)
- Directed by
- Andrew Bujalski
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rated
- 10
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 111 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 group of computer enthusiasts gather for a weekend tournament in the early 1980s to see which of their chess programs is the best. The film follows the quirky interactions among the programmers and their machines.
offbeatquirkylow-keyimprovisationalcerebralretrodeadpanunpolished
What happens
Computer Chess is a 2013 independent comedy-drama film written and directed by Andrew Bujalski. The film premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize, and subsequently screened at such festivals as South by Southwest and the Maryland Film Festival. It is Bujalski's second black-and-white film, and was shot with analog video cameras. It is more improvisational than his previous films, with only an eight-page treatment for a script. Bujalski also cast nonprofessional actors who were knowledgeable in computer technology. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
American Milkshake (2013)
The Gamers: Hands of Fate (2013)
Hair Brained (2013)
Awful Nice (2013)
Jaffa (2013)
Mickey Virus (2013)
Coffee Town (2013)
Chapel Perilous (2013)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.