Inserts (1975)

Directed by

John Byrum

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 57m

Rated

NC-17

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 46 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.

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How it feels

In the early 1930s, actors and directors who could not adapt to talkies turn to making pornography. The story unfolds in real time on a single set, focusing on a day in their lives.

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What happens

Inserts is a 1975 British comedy-drama film written and directed by John Byrum in his directorial debut, and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Jessica Harper, Bob Hoskins, and Veronica Cartwright. The plot concerns actors and directors in the early 1930s who were unable to make the transition from silent films to talkies, and thus turned to making pornography. The film's title uses the double meaning that "inserts" both refers to a film technique and sexual intercourse. Inserts was filmed in the vein of a one-act stage play on one set and filmed entirely in real time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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