Insignificance (1985)
- Directed by
- Nicolas Roeg
- Genre
- drama film, comedy drama
- Country
- Australia, United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 70 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
In 1954 New York, four iconic figures — a ballplayer, a professor, an actress, and a senator — find their paths crossing in a hotel. They engage in conversations that reveal their public personas and private insecurities.
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What happens
Insignificance is a 1985 British alternative history comedy drama film directed by Nicolas Roeg, and starring Gary Busey, Michael Emil, Theresa Russell, Tony Curtis, and Will Sampson. Adapted by Terry Johnson from his 1982 play of the same name, the film follows four famous characters who converge in a New York City hotel one night in 1954: The Ballplayer (Busey), The Professor (Emil), The Actress (Russell), and The Senator (Curtis), inspired by Joe DiMaggio, Albert Einstein, Marilyn Monroe, and Joseph McCarthy, respectively. Johnson completed the screenplay for Insignificance in mid-1984, and the film was shot on location in New York City and at Lee Studios in Wembley, England. The film premiered at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or and won the Technical Grand Prize. It was released theatrically in the United Kingdom by Palace Pictures on 2 August 1985. It received largely favorable reviews from film critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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