Howard in Particular (1979)
- Directed by
- Atom Egoyan
- Genre
- drama, comedy
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 14 min
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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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
An elderly man goes to his own retirement party, where the only event is a six-minute video tape of a conversation in an empty room. He sits through it with discomfort and a sense of resignation.
melancholicdryunderstatedreflectivelonelyawkwardlow-keywhimsicalbittersweet
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Days of doubt (2017)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.
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