The Reading Machine (1977)
Directed by Shūji Terayama22m
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.
Year
1977
Country
JP
Language
Japanese
Release date
11 December 1977
TMDB
2.7 (3)
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