An Obsolete Altar (2013)
- Original title
- অচলায়তন
- Directed by
- Hyash Tanmoy
- Genre
- crime, drama, fantasy
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 16 min
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 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 is a short inspired by a 1912 play by Rabindranath Tagore. It tells a story set within a confined spiritual or institutional space where the protagonist faces restrictions and questions about tradition and change.
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What happens
An Obsolete Altar is a 2013 short film is inspired by the 1912 play Achalayatan written by Rabindranath Tagore. The film has been officially selected for International competition as the only Indian film at the Eastern Breeze International Film Festival in Canada and Up and Coming Film Festival in Hannover, Germany, has selected the film, out of 2,982 films submitted from 54 countries. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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