The Reading Machine (1977)
Release Date
11 Dec, 1977
Runtime
00:22: (HH:MM)
Synopsis
In this Borgesian satire on knowledge and technology, bibliophilic desire leads to the construction of a pedal-powered reading machine. Resembling a combination of gymnastic contraption, printing press and early cinematic apparatus, the machine’s purpose remains ambiguous. And like this machine, Terayama’s film connects his work in poetry, motion picture and graphic design by weaving together printed and projected, still and moving images.
Original Title
書見機
Rating
30%
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