This Magnificent Cake! (2018)
- Original title
- Ce magnifique gâteau!
- Directed by
- Emma De Swaef, Marc James Roels
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- France, Netherlands, Belgium
- Runtime
- 44 min
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 41 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.
How it feels
The film is a stop motion animated short set in colonial Africa. It follows a cast of characters through a series of odd and uncomfortable encounters. The story explores the harsh realities of Belgian colonial rule.
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What happens
This Magnificent Cake! is a stop motion animated short film released in 2018, directed by Marc James Roels and Emma de Swaef. A coproduction of companies from Belgium, France and the Netherlands, the film centres on the history of Belgian colonialism in Africa. The film premiered in the Directors' Fortnight program at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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