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Thursday, August 15th, 2024

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NEED HELP IDENTIFYING A FOREIGN FILM FROM THE FIFTIES, POSSIBLY SIXTIES

MOVIE WAS IN BLACK AND WHITE. A COUPLE IN THE MOVIE COMES ACROSS A STREET PERFORMER WHO HAS AN INCREDIBLE KINETIC ART MACHINE, MAYBE EVEN LIKE A RUBE GOLDBERG CONTRAPTION. I'VE LOOKED EVERYWHERE, INCLUDING BLACK AND WHITE MOVIES BY DECADE, MOVIES THAT DISPLAYED KINETIC ART, ETC. AND I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THIS OBSCURE FILM. MUCH APPRECIATED IF ANYONE HAS ANY INSIGHTS. IT MAY HAVE BEEN A FRENCH FILM, OR MAYBE AN ITALIAN FILM....I CAN'T SAY FOR SURE AS THIS WAS YEARS AGO.

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Do you remember anything else about the film, like what happens next? What exactly does the machine do? I am pretty sure I haven't seen the film in question, but it seems like one I should have heard of.

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THE MACHINE DOESN'T DO ANYTHING EXCEPT TO PERFORM AS A SORT OF KINETIC ART EXHIBIT. THAT IS ITS ONLY PURPOSE, SO IN THAT SENSE IT WAS NOT A RUBE GOLDBERG, WHICH WOULD TYPICALLY GO THROUGH A LENGTHY TECHNICAL PROCESS TO PERFORM A SIMPLE TASK, SUCH AS TOASTING A SLICE OF BREAD.

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Sorry, the description is not ringing any bells with me. Best of luck with your search.