Zen for Nothing (2016)

Directed by

Werner Penzel

Genre

documentary film

Country

Germany, Switzerland

Runtime

1h 45m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 4 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 Swiss actress travels to a Zen monastery in Japan for a period of retreat. The film follows her daily life and practice there without dramatic incident.

peacefulcontemplativeslowmeditativequietsereneobservationalrestful

What happens

Zen for Nothing ist ein schweizerisch-deutscher Dokumentarfilm von Werner Penzel aus dem Jahr 2016. Der Regisseur begleitet darin eine Schweizer Schauspielerin bei ihrer Auszeit in einem japanischen Zen-Kloster. Der Film hatte bei den 51. Solothurner Filmtagen seine Premiere und gewann den Berner Filmpreis in der Kategorie Dokumentarfilm, nachdem er beim 31. Internationalen Dokumentarfilmfestival München bereits für einen Viktor nominiert wurde. Ab dem 2. Juni 2016 war er in deutschen und schweizerischen Kinos zu sehen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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