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.
Shūji Terayama
Director
Much Ado About Nothing68%
Perfect Day69%
A Woman60%
Beau Hunks68%
Our Wife70%
Shanghaied59%
Lionel Messi: Destiny78%
Bad Sister66%
Thicker Than Water73%
Dolly59%
Looking for Richard68%
Fast Girls60%
Duck Duck Goose62%
Taking Care of Business63%
Superintelligence58%
The Fugitive Kind68%
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker62%
Thunderstruck61%
A Movie65%
Fedora67%
