Alto Bairro (2014)

Directed by

Rui Simões

Genre

documentary film

Country

Portugal

Runtime

2h

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.

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How it feels

The film looks at the Lisbon neighborhood of Bairro Alto. It uses present-day footage, interviews with residents and visitors, and acted scenes to show the area's past and current life.

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What happens

Alto Bairro ist ein Dokumentarfilm des portugiesischen Regisseurs Rui Simões aus dem Jahr 2014. Aus Anlass des 500. Geburtstages des Lissabonner Bairro Alto betrachtet der Film Geschichte und Gegenwart des Viertels anhand von heutigen und historischen Aufnahmen, anhand der Aussagen von Bewohnern und Besuchern, und anhand einer halbfiktionalen Geschichte, die in Spielszenen die vergangene Atmosphäre des Viertels rekonstruiert. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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