Privileged (1982)
- Directed by
- Michael Hoffman
- Genre
- comedy drama, mystery film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rating
- 7.5 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 group of Oxford students throw parties and become entangled in a mystery. Several characters compete for a role in a play, adding a theatrical layer to the story.
lightheartedcerebralwhimsicalacademicmysteriousyouthfultheatricalplayful
What happens
Privileged is a 1982 film notable for being the first theatrical release from the Oxford Film Foundation and the screen debut of Hugh Grant, Imogen Stubbs, Mark Williams, and James Wilby. Directed by Michael Hoffman with John Schlesinger, produced by Rick Stevenson (as Richard Stevenson) and Andy Paterson, the film is about a group of Oxford student partygoers, with elements of a whodunit. The classical score is by Rachel Portman in her film debut at the age of 22, and the film also uses dance tracks by Oxford student band "Kudos Points" whose members included Charlie Mole (who went on to compose film scores in his own right). The screenplay includes a play within a play as several of the characters are vying for a role in a student production of The Duchess of Malfi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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