Underplayed Gems

Pixel Theory (2013)

Pixel Theory poster
Directed by
Alberto Carpintero, Esaú Dharma, Juanjo Ramírez Mascaró, David Galán Galindo
Genre
science fiction film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
3.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This Spanish science fiction film is made up of six episodes plus a prologue and an ending. Each episode is linked by the idea that a computer program could generate every possible image by combining pixels. The stories mix thriller and sometimes ironic tones with a mostly serious backdrop.

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What happens

Pixel Theory è un film collettivo del 2013 costituito da sei episodi più un prologo e un finale, diretti da Alberto Carpintero, Mar Delgado, Esaú Dharma, David Galán Galindo, Pepe Macías, Juan José Ramírez Mascaró e Pablo Vara. È stato presentato al Festival di Sitges del 2013 in una versione che conteneva ulteriori due episodi poi rimossi nel montaggio definitivo prima della distribuzione. Gli episodi seguono un filo comune legato alla teoria in base alla quale un programma potrebbe generare tutte le immagini possibili, assemblando in tutte le combinazioni possibili, unità base, appunto definite pixel, di ogni colore possibile. Gli scenari fantascientifici lasciano spazio a trame vagamente thriller e, in alcuni casi, decisamente ironiche e brillanti, in uno sfondo che resta comunque generalmente serio. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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