The Riddle of Lumen (1972)

Directed by

Stan Brakhage

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 12 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

The film is a silent abstract work by Stan Brakhage. It presents a series of rapidly changing light patterns and images on a white screen. There is no story or characters.

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What happens

The Riddle of Lumen is a 1972 American experimental short film by Stan Brakhage. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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