The Lady from the Sea (1961)

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Australia

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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

This is a live TV adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's 1882 play. It follows a woman torn between her husband and a mysterious man from her past.

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What happens

The Lady from the Sea is a 1961 drama one-off presented on Australian broadcaster ABC. An adaptation of 1888 play by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, it went for 75 minutes and was telecast live on 4 October 1961 in Melbourne, and was recorded for showing in Sydney (it is not known if it was also shown on ABC's stations in Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth). Per a search of their website, the National Archives may hold a copy, with running time listed as 1:23:12. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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