The Sponge Room (1964)
- Directed by
- Patrick Barton
- Country
- Australia
- 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
This is a TV adaptation of a stage play about characters in a sponging house. It follows their interactions in a confined setting.
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What happens
The Sponge Room is an Australian television film which aired in 1964 on ABC. Produced in Melbourne, it aired in a 50-minute time-slot and was an adaptation of an overseas stage play, written by Willis Hall and Keith Waterhouse. It is not known if a copy of the television film still exists, given the wiping of the era. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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