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A bored white collar office worker finds meaning in the 25 second elevator ride to his office. In this secret time alone, he progresses from simply undressing to his shorts (and then re-dressing) to a multitude of relaxing pass-times, all at ultrafast speed. One day the lift gets stuck and later opens to reveal a much older man apparently dead of old age. (Won Palm D’Or, Cannes, 1976.)
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ACMI Identifier
308190
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Surrealism in motion pictures
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)