The Caretaker (1963)
- Directed by
- Clive Donner
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 14 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.
How it feels
A drifter named Davies is taken in by a kind but unbalanced man in a cluttered London flat. The arrival of the man's brother creates a power struggle over Davies's loyalty.
tenseclaustrophobicslow-burnunsettlingminimalistpsychologically chargedbleakatmospheric
What happens
The Caretaker (also known as The Guest) is a 1963 British drama film directed by Clive Donner and starring Alan Bates, Donald Pleasence and Robert Shaw. It was based on the Harold Pinter play of the same name. It was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The World Ten Times Over (1963)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.