The Metamorphosis of Birds (2020)
- Original title
- A Metamorfose dos Pássaros
- Directed by
- Catarina Vasconcelos
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Portugal
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rated
- U
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 44 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
This experimental documentary blends home movies, letters, and staged scenes to explore the filmmaker's family history, especially her mother's absence and her father's grief. It weaves together personal memories with metaphors about nature and transformation.
meditativepoeticintimatereflectivedreamlikecontemplativeslow-pacedlyrical
What happens
The Metamorphosis of Birds (Portuguese: A Metamorfose dos Pássaros) is a 2020 Portuguese experimental docudrama film directed by Catarina Vasconcelos and produced by the production company Primeira Idade, world premiered at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2020, where it was awarded the FIPRESCI Award for Best Film at the Encounters Section. It was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards. The film was financed by the Portuguese film fund Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual and by Portugal's state broadcaster RTP and developed at the Archidoc writing program of the French film school La Fémis and the Arché development workshop promoted at the Doclisboa international documentary film festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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