Going Home (1980)
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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 Australian artist and his wife live in Canada, both unhappy with their lives. The story follows their strained relationship as they struggle with their frustrations.
darkly comicfrustratedintrospectivebittersweettheatricaltenseslow-burnmelancholic
What happens
Going Home was the first full-length play written by Australian playwright Alma De Groen. A black comedy, it is one of her most well known works. The story concerns the relationship between an Australian artist and his wife, who live in Canada, frustrated with their lives. It premiered in 1976 by the Melbourne Theatre Company. In 1980, Going Home was filmed by the ABC in a production by Alan Burke and directed by Michael Carson as part of the Australian Theatre Festival. Graeme Blundell and Gary Day starred. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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