The Ballroom of Romance (1982)

Directed by

Pat O'Connor

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

52 min

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 5 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.

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How it feels

Set in rural Ireland, this film follows a lonely woman in her thirties who goes to a local dance hall every week. She hopes to find a husband but faces the reality of limited choices and the passage of time.

romanticmelancholichopefulquietrealisticnostalgiclonelytender

What happens

The Ballroom of Romance is a British-Irish 1982 television film directed by Pat O'Connor based on a short story by William Trevor. It won the British Academy Television Award for Best Single Drama. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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