Brimstone and Treacle (1987)

Directed by

Barry Davis

Genre

drama

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 13m

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 10 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

A mysterious young man insinuates himself into a troubled English family. He claims to help the family's disabled daughter but his true motives are unclear.

tenseunsettlingbleakslow-burndarkly comicclaustrophobicprovocativecerebral

What happens

Brimstone and Treacle è uno sceneggiato televisivo in un'unica puntata, commissionato nel 1974 dalla BBC all'autore inglese Dennis Potter per il contenitore Play for Today. Il contenuto scabroso dell'opera fece sì che, nel 1976, la trasmissione venisse sospesa poco prima della messa in onda prevista. Fu solo nel 1987, sulla scia del successo ottenuto da The Singing Detective (sempre di Potter), che lo sceneggiato fu trasmesso dalla BBC. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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