The Department (1980)

Directed by

Brian Bell

Country

Australia

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

The film is an adaptation of a play about office politics in an academic department. Staff members clash over power, status, and personal grievances.

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What happens

The Department is a 1974 play by Australian playwright David Williamson. It was adapted for television in 1980. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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• More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.