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Copy Shop

2001 · 12 min
Directed by Virgil Widrich · Austria · Contemporary European Art Cinema
Short filmDramaComedyAnimation

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Cast

Johannes Silberschneider Elisabeth Ebner-Haid

Credits

Written by: Virgil Widrich
Cinematography: Volkmar Geiblinger Martin Putz
Music: Alexander Zlamal
Editing: Virgil Widrich
Produced by: Virgil Widrich

Plot

Wordless story about a man who awakes in his bed wearing his clothes (including a check vest). He rises, washes his face, combs his hair, and heads for work across the street at a copy shop.

Sinekatalog’s take

A copy-shop clerk makes a single copy of himself, then the copies multiply. Told without words, the short film escalates into a funny, unnerving fable about routine and mass production. Clever, tidy and endlessly watchable.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Awards

Ratings

IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (1,882 votes)
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