The Understudy (1976)
- Country
- Australia
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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 struggling actor takes a job as an understudy on a film set. The movie he is in becomes a strange mirror of his own life.
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What happens
The Understudy is a 1976 Australian television film directed by Eric Luithle and starring John McTernan, Jeanie Drynan, Don Barkham, and Ivar Kants. It is about a film within a film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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