Underplayed Gems

Happy New Century (1983)

Happy New Century poster
Directed by
Jo Vestly
Genre
comedy film
Country
Norway
Runtime
45 min
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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.

More films like this

How it feels

This is a Norwegian comedy short from 1983 that imagines a futuristic fable. It was created for the Montreux television festival and features a playful take on what the new century might bring.

whimsicalsatiricaldatedplayfullightheartedspeculativenostalgictongue-in-cheek

What happens

Happy New Century (norsk tittel: Godt nytt århundre) var Norges bidrag til Underholdningsfestivalen i Montreux i 1983. Regi: Jo Vestly. Det var en framtidsfabel etter en idé av Harald Tusberg, med tilleggsmateriale av Øivind Blunck, Andreas Diesen, Anders Hatlo, Erik Søby, Jo Vestly og Sven Wickman. Det ble bearbeidet for TV av Vestly. Lengde: 45 minutter. Bidraget ble sendt på NRK TV 30. april 1983. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? You can browse by genre, country and year, or take this one into the 3D catalogue and ask the Catbot for something closer.