The Film to Come
1997
9min
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Overview
If any single piece can act as a key to Ruiz, it may be the 1997 short Le Film à Venir (The Film to Come). The titular film is a holy fragment of celluloid that can only be seen by a secret society known as the Philokinetes. They watch it on a loop, somnambulating through a life that is unreal by comparison. It is the belief of the Philokinetes that film has an existence “independent from humans. Cinema, they said, is the primeval soup of a new life form. There from were to emerge pure screening creatures. Which is to say, non-topical beings.” - n+1
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Who directed The Film to Come?
The Film to Come was directed by Raúl Ruiz.
How long is The Film to Come?
The Film to Come runs for 9min, and was released in 1997.
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