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The Reading Machine
197722mNo ratings yet
Overview
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.
Keywords
- black and white
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 11, 1977
- Original language
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- Tenjo Sajiki
- Director
- Shūji Terayama
- Writer
- Shūji Terayama
- Producer
- Eiko Kujo
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt2983484