Edna, the Inebriate Woman (1971)

Original title

Edna: The Inebriate Woman

Directed by

Ted Kotcheff

Genre

tv movie, drama

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 30m

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 woman struggles with homelessness and alcoholism on the streets of London. The film follows her daily hardships and the indifference of the system around her.

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What happens

"Edna, the Inebriate Woman" is the second episode of the second season of the BBC anthology TV series Play for Today, originally broadcast on 21 October 1971. Edna, the Inebriate Woman was written by Jeremy Sandford, directed by Ted Kotcheff, produced by Irene Shubik, and starred Patricia Hayes. The hard-hitting realism of the film was in the British TV tradition of productions such as Cathy Come Home, and led to a degree of public and political debate on the issues it raised. Edna might now be described as a 'bag lady' and a chronic alcoholic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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