Children’s Game #34: Appelsindans (2022)
Each couple tries to save an orange from gravity. When it falls, the pair is eliminated. This exercise in collaboration involves intimacy: faces are only an orange apart. It involves embraces, though not loving so much as keeping the partner in tension. Pacifying their natural energy with an eerie, giggly humming, the children shuffle like old marrieds at a tea dance, united and separated by a scandalous orange globe. Eyes sockets and cheekbones prove useless against roundness; even the winning couple’s triumph is short-lived.
Director: Francis Alÿs
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 4 min
Release Date: April 13, 2022
Editing: Julien Devaux
Country: Denmark
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Children’s Game #34: Appelsindans about?
- Each couple tries to save an orange from gravity. When it falls, the pair is eliminated. This exercise in collaboration involves intimacy: faces are only an orange apart. It involves embraces, though not loving so much as keeping the partner in tension. Pacifying their natural energy with an eerie, giggly humming, the children shuffle like old marrieds at a tea dance, united and separated by a scandalous orange globe. Eyes sockets and cheekbones prove useless against roundness; even the winning couple’s triumph is short-lived.
- Who directed Children’s Game #34: Appelsindans?
- Children’s Game #34: Appelsindans was directed by Francis Alÿs.
- How long is Children’s Game #34: Appelsindans?
- Children’s Game #34: Appelsindans has a runtime of 4m (4 minutes).
- What genre is Children’s Game #34: Appelsindans?
- Children’s Game #34: Appelsindans is a Documentary film.
- Where was Children’s Game #34: Appelsindans produced?
- Children’s Game #34: Appelsindans was produced in Denmark.