The Reading Machine (1977)
2.7 (3 votes)
22m
December 11, 1977
Japanese
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.
Director
Shūji Terayama
Writers
Shūji Terayama
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Original Title
書見機
Status
Released
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Production
Tenjo Sajiki