Underplayed Gems

Checkerboard

Checkerboard poster
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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 man struggles with personal and social conflicts in a tense setting. The film follows his interactions with others as he tries to find his way.

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What happens

Checkerboard (French: Les tripes au soleil) is a 1959 French-Italian drama film directed by Claude Bernard-Aubert and starring Grégoire Aslan, Douta Seck and Jacques Richard. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean-Paul Coutan-Laboureur. It is noted for its jazz score by André Hodeir. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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