Children’s Game #35: Kluddermor (2022)
Children getting into a frightful mess that only parents could sort out: this familiar scenario plays out subversively, for the rescuing ‘Mother’ is just a child. A circle turns into a knot as the kids entangle themselves, still clutching, ever more twistedly, the same hands.* Once paralyzed, the group cries chorally for ‘Mother’ and she appears. With remarkable engineering flair, ‘Mother’ figures out how to unknot the knot without breaking the links of hands, shoving arms over heads and directing legs under and over. Suddenly, like a disentangled string of Christmas lights, the chain becomes circular again.
Director: Francis Alÿs
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 5 min
Release Date: October 11, 2022
Editing: Julien Devaux
Country: Denmark
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Children’s Game #35: Kluddermor about?
- Children getting into a frightful mess that only parents could sort out: this familiar scenario plays out subversively, for the rescuing ‘Mother’ is just a child. A circle turns into a knot as the kids entangle themselves, still clutching, ever more twistedly, the same hands.* Once paralyzed, the group cries chorally for ‘Mother’ and she appears. With remarkable engineering flair, ‘Mother’ figures out how to unknot the knot without breaking the links of hands, shoving arms over heads and directing legs under and over. Suddenly, like a disentangled string of Christmas lights, the chain becomes circular again.
- Who directed Children’s Game #35: Kluddermor?
- Children’s Game #35: Kluddermor was directed by Francis Alÿs.
- How long is Children’s Game #35: Kluddermor?
- Children’s Game #35: Kluddermor has a runtime of 5m (5 minutes).
- What genre is Children’s Game #35: Kluddermor?
- Children’s Game #35: Kluddermor is a Documentary film.
- Where was Children’s Game #35: Kluddermor produced?
- Children’s Game #35: Kluddermor was produced in Denmark.