The Machine Age (1977)
- Original title
- L'âge de la machine
- Directed by
- Gilles Carle
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 28 min
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 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 police officer is sent to a remote town to capture an escaped prisoner. He finds out the prisoner is a woman instead of a man.
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What happens
The Machine Age (French: L'Âge de la machine) is a 1977 Canadian short drama television film directed by Gilles Carle. The film stars Gabriel Arcand as Hervé, a police officer who is sent to Senneterre to capture escaped prisoner Claude, only to discover that the prisoner, whom he had expected to be a man, is actually a young woman (Sylvie Lachance). The film was nominated for several Canadian Film Awards at the 29th Canadian Film Awards in 1978. Carle won the Award for Best Direction, Dramatic Non-Feature as well as the Best Screenplay (Non-Feature). The film is shot entirely in color. Arcand and Lachance were also nominated for the Best Actor and Best Actress in a Non-Feature film respectively. Willie Lamothe won the Best Supporting Performer in a Non-Feature award for his role in this film. The film also won the award for the Best Art Direction in a Non-Feature film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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