Underplayed Gems

Pocztówki z Republiki Absurdu (2014)

Pocztówki z Republiki Absurdu poster
Directed by
Jan Holoubek
Genre
documentary film
Country
Poland
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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.

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How it feels

This mockumentary imagines a present-day Poland that never escaped communism. It uses fake archival footage and interviews to show how life might look under a still-ruling communist party.

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What happens

Pocztówki z Republiki Absurdu (tytuł ekranowy: Vykort från absurditetens republik) – polski film fabularny w konwencji mockumentu (paradokumentu) z 2014 r., w reżyserii Jana Holoubka, przedstawiający alternatywną wizję historii, w której Polska nadal jest państwem komunistycznym. Premiera odbyła się 4 czerwca 2014 w Telewizji Polskiej. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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