Improper Channels (1981)
- Directed by
- Eric Till
- Genre
- comedy drama
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 8.5 of 10 from 2 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 man and a woman get caught up in a series of mishaps that spiral out of control. Their ordinary lives are disrupted by bureaucracy and mistaken identity.
quirkyoffbeathumorouslightheartedwrywhimsicalunpredictableabsurd
What happens
Improper Channels is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Eric Till. Its copyright year is listed as 1979, but it was not released until 1981. The film stars Alan Arkin and Mariette Hartley. The film received four nominations at the 3rd Genie Awards in 1982. These were for Best Foreign Actor (Arkin), Best Foreign Actress (Hartley), Best Original Screenplay (Adam Arkin, Morrie Ruvinsky and Ian Sutherland) and Best Art Direction/Production Design (Ninkey Dalton and Charles Dunlop). Arkin won the award for Best Foreign Actor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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