The Table (1973)
- Directed by
- Adrian Lyne
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 10 min
- 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 small boy watches his parents interact at the dinner table. Their conversation reveals the tensions and quiet oddities of their marriage.
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What happens
The Table is a 1973 short film directed by Adrian Lyne from a screenplay he co-wrote with Michael Hayes, the film's producer. It stars Derek O'Conor and Kate Williams. It was Lyne's first short film and was an official entry at the London Film Festival. The film also featured the director's son Louis Lyne as a small boy. The film was broadcast on British television in 1972 as part of Aquarius, and again in 1987. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Bless This House (1972)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.