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JAPAN · 1977

The Reading Machine

Shuji Terayama
knowledge and technology bibliophilia experimental cinema Borgesian satire multimedia art
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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 prin

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