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  • Decodings (1988)
  • Unrated
    Short | 15 min | Short, Fantasy
Decodings (1988)
Unrated
Short | 15 min | Short, Fantasy

Explores Confucius's observation that "The way out is via the door." Archival footage of people from the 1930s and 1940s mixes with odd stories told by a narrator's voice: the stories take us into the Mohave Desert, into the locker room of...See moreExplores Confucius's observation that "The way out is via the door." Archival footage of people from the 1930s and 1940s mixes with odd stories told by a narrator's voice: the stories take us into the Mohave Desert, into the locker room of frolicking boys (with a pitch for the salubrious effects of goosing), and into storms with a man who drives with his dog into the center of whatever bad weather is within miles. What is understood? What is decoded? Written by See less
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Director
Writers
Michael Blumlein (text) | Confucius (writings)
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Updated Dec 31, 1988

Release date
1988 (United States)

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2 cast members
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William Graves
Reader (voice) Reader (voice)   See fewer
Barry Livingston
Smiling Child with Glasses (archive footage) (uncredited) Smiling Child with Glasses (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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