A Bitterly Ironic Tale of an Obsessive Reader Brought to Life and Undone by the Very Books He Loved.

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201207 (2.0) In the end, it was the books that saved him only to kill him. Directed by Javier Yañez Sanz, the 2016 Spanish fantasy short film "Bookworm" ("El Gusano de Seda" / "Bookworm") delves into the eccentric and solitary obsession of an avid bibliophile whose entire world revolves around printed pages and literary relics. Immersed in an eerie, surreal atmosphere with dark gothic undertones, the narrative follows a reclusive reader whose deep fixation on his precious collection blurs the delicate boundary between salvation, escapism, and consuming destruction. It serves as a hauntingly ironic parable about passion turning toxic, illustrating how an all-consuming love for the written word can rescue an isolated soul from reality yet ultimately lead to his surreal demise.

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