Underplayed Gems

Den dag (2014)

Den dag poster
Directed by
Terese Hartmann
Country
Denmark
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

A pregnant woman tells her partner the news one morning. He reacts with rejection and goes to work. On the way he encounters children and an older man who talks about having kids, which makes him reconsider.

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What happens

Den dag er en dansk kortfilm fra 2014 instrueret af Terese Hartmann. En kvinde og en mand har dannet par i et stykke tid, men denne morgen er særlig. Kvinden er gravid. Hun fortæller det til manden, men han reagerer ikke som forventet. Han er afvisende over for hende, og hun spørger ham, om han overhovedet vil have barnet. Uden at svare tager han afsted på arbejde. På vejen møder han børn i alle aldre. Størstedelen er både irriterende, højtråbende og krævende. Ved busstoppestedet møder manden en ældre mand, der begynder at tale til ham. Manden interesserer sig ikke for, hvad den ældre mand siger, men da emnet falder på børn, begynder han at lytte. Den ældre mand taler om det gode og dårlige ved børn, og hans ord får stor betydning for den yngre mands fremtid. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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