Chamisso's Shadow (2016)

Original title

Chamissos Schatten

Directed by

Ulrike Ottinger

Genre

documentary film

Country

Germany, Austria, Switzerland

Runtime

11h 58m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 3 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.

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How it feels

A documentary that follows the filmmaker across three chapters, pairing historical journeys by explorers like Adelbert von Chamisso with the director's modern travels. It uses readings and archival visuals to consider how cultures and knowledge change or disappear over time.

contemplativeslow-burncerebralmeditativeexpansivereflectiveunhurriedvisually dense

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