Butter Lamp (2013)
- Original title
- La Lampe au beurre de yak
- Directed by
- Hu Wei
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 15 min
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 20 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 photographer sets up a portable studio in a Tibetan village and takes portraits of local families against painted backdrops. The film shows the reactions of the villagers as they pose for their photographs.
staticquietobservationalpoignantintimateslowsimplerealistic
What happens
Butter Lamp (simplified Chinese: 酥油灯; traditional Chinese: 酥油燈; pinyin: Sūyóu Dēng; French: La lampe au beurre de yak) is a 2013 Chinese-French short drama film directed by Hu Wei. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 87th Academy Awards. The film was shot in a single location and with an entire cast of non-professional actors. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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