La cabina (1972)
- Directed by
- Antonio Mercero
- Genre
- horror film
- Country
- Spain
- Runtime
- 35 min
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 143 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 man walks into a telephone booth and cannot get out. People walking by do not or cannot help him.
claustrophobicsuspensefulabsurdistunsettlingtenseeeriebleakslow-burn
What happens
La cabina (English: The Telephone Box) is a 1972 Spanish television film directed by Antonio Mercero, and written by himself and José Luis Garci, starring José Luis López Vázquez. It first aired on 13 December 1972 on Televisión Española. In the 35-minute film, a man becomes trapped in a telephone booth, while passersby seem unable to help him. The film won the 1973 International Emmy Award for Fiction, the only Spanish programme to have won it. It was uploaded on YouTube in August 2019 by RTVE Archivo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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