While the Gate was Locked (1948)

Original title

Mens porten var lukket

Directed by

Asbjørn Andersen

Genre

drama film, family film

Country

Denmark

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

A

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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

A family drama set in post-war Denmark. It follows the emotional conflicts and secrets that emerge when a household is confined together behind a closed gate.

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What happens

Mens porten var lukket är en dansk dramafilm från 1948 i regi av Asbjørn Andersen. Filmen är en dansk inspelning av Hasse Ekmans Medan porten var stängd. (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.