The Reading Machine

1977/12/11 • Released • No Language

2.7

22m

Overview

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

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Momo Yaguchi

Takeshi Wakamatsu

Keiko Niitaka

Toshihiko Hino

The Reading Machine

Overview

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