The Attendant (1993)
- Directed by
- Isaac Julien
- Genre
- fantasy, drama
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 8 min
- Rated
- 18
- Rating
- 4.4 of 10 from 7 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 museum attendant becomes absorbed in fantasies sparked by a 19th century painting of enslaved people. He recalls his past as a singer and performs a lament from a Purcell opera.
dreamlikeeroticmelancholicintrospectivesombervisually lushslow-burnunsettling
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The Secret Garden (1993)
Century (1993)
Naked (1993)
The Countess Alice (1993)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.
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