On the Friendly Road (1936)

Directed by

Rudall Hayward

Genre

drama film

Country

New Zealand

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

The film tells the story of New Zealand during the Great Depression. It follows characters struggling with the hardships of the era in and around Auckland.

earnestmelancholicgroundedslow-burndatedstripped-downbittersweetquietly somber

What happens

On the Friendly Road is a 1936 film from New Zealand which told a story of New Zealand in the Depression. It was made in and around Auckland, using local actors and locally made cameras. It is one of four films made in 1935 (with The Devil's Pit, Down on the Farm, and Hei Tiki ) which lay claim to be the first "New Zealand talkie". However, the film was not completed until early 1936, and had its premiere in Auckland on 28 August 1936. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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• More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.