Looking for a forgotten movie title
January 15, 2010 8:10 PM Subscribe
Know the story, not the movie name: this one is about a post-apocalyptic world where books are banned.
People are not supposed to read. The main character reaches a community where every person has memorized part of a book, so they together are the book.
That's all I remember, and some of it is sketchy.
People are not supposed to read. The main character reaches a community where every person has memorized part of a book, so they together are the book.
That's all I remember, and some of it is sketchy.
fahrenheit 451 the movie was made by francois truffaut
posted by toodleydoodley at 8:12 PM on January 15, 2010
posted by toodleydoodley at 8:12 PM on January 15, 2010
Holy shit, four identical answers IN THE SAME MINUTE.
posted by ORthey at 8:15 PM on January 15, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by ORthey at 8:15 PM on January 15, 2010 [1 favorite]
This was originally a (much better) book by the same name, authored by Ray Bradbury.
posted by Conrad Cornelius o'Donald o'Dell at 8:28 PM on January 15, 2010 [4 favorites]
posted by Conrad Cornelius o'Donald o'Dell at 8:28 PM on January 15, 2010 [4 favorites]
Since the poster did acknowledge anything yet I'll throw out another one...
A Canticle for Lebowitz?
I am not sure if it was ever made into a movie but all paper based "things" were burned up and records of man's history were wiped out. Right or wrong, it was a good book if you want to read it.
posted by bkeene12 at 9:14 PM on January 15, 2010
A Canticle for Lebowitz?
I am not sure if it was ever made into a movie but all paper based "things" were burned up and records of man's history were wiped out. Right or wrong, it was a good book if you want to read it.
posted by bkeene12 at 9:14 PM on January 15, 2010
bkeene, IIRC in "Canticle" the papers are lost in an apocalyptic rather than grindingly oppressive manner and the main plot centers on the monks who concentrate on finding, copying, archiving and illuminating recovered Liebowitzian data (like, hilariously enough, basic circuit diagrams and whatnot)?
you are right on though that it is a rockin ass book
posted by toodleydoodley at 10:02 PM on January 15, 2010
you are right on though that it is a rockin ass book
posted by toodleydoodley at 10:02 PM on January 15, 2010
*cough* Fahrenheit 451
posted by ThaBombShelterSmith at 10:10 PM on January 15, 2010
posted by ThaBombShelterSmith at 10:10 PM on January 15, 2010
There's really no other book / movie it could be - this is an exact description of what happens in Fahrenheit 451.
But please, raheel, let us know if we're correct, and if you have luck in finding what you're looking for. Thanks!
posted by koeselitz at 11:39 PM on January 15, 2010
But please, raheel, let us know if we're correct, and if you have luck in finding what you're looking for. Thanks!
posted by koeselitz at 11:39 PM on January 15, 2010
Holy shit, four identical answers IN THE SAME MINUTE.
Not exactly an obscure one, here.
posted by furiousxgeorge at 11:51 PM on January 15, 2010 [7 favorites]
I'm sure Farenheit 451 is the answer. But, in case you're wanting other movie worlds in which books are forbidden, Equilibrium is one such.
posted by msbrauer at 5:52 AM on January 16, 2010
posted by msbrauer at 5:52 AM on January 16, 2010
A nerdy quibble: I think each person memorizes an entire book, and thereafter that person is that book.
posted by crazylegs at 8:10 AM on January 16, 2010
posted by crazylegs at 8:10 AM on January 16, 2010
Not exactly an obscure one, here.
That's not really the amazing part, to me.
posted by ORthey at 9:00 AM on January 16, 2010
That's not really the amazing part, to me.
posted by ORthey at 9:00 AM on January 16, 2010
Easiest question ever.
posted by w0mbat at 9:54 AM on January 16, 2010 [3 favorites]
posted by w0mbat at 9:54 AM on January 16, 2010 [3 favorites]
Hey, just a thought, but could it be Fahrenheit 451?
posted by klangklangston at 12:19 PM on January 16, 2010
posted by klangklangston at 12:19 PM on January 16, 2010
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posted by Point n Click at 8:12 PM on January 15, 2010