Bleak Moments (1971)
- Directed by
- Mike Leigh
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 40 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 young secretary lives a quiet and isolated life, struggling to connect with the people around her. She cares for her intellectually disabled sister and navigates awkward relationships with a timid boyfriend and a pushy friend. The film follows her day-to-day existence, which is marked by loneliness and failed attempts at communication.
slow-burnmelancholicuncomfortableintrospectivedarkly comicawkwardintimaterestrained
What happens
Bleak Moments is a 1971 British comedy-drama film by Mike Leigh in his directorial debut. Leigh's screenplay is based on a 1970 stage play at the Open Space Theatre, about the dysfunctional life of a young secretary. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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