Shoemaker (1996)

Directed by

Colleen Murphy

Genre

drama film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 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 man with an intellectual disability works in a shoe repair shop. He meets a woman at a grocery store and begins a romantic relationship with her.

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What happens

Shoemaker is a 1996 Canadian drama film directed by Colleen Murphy. It was written by Jaan Kolk and produced by Elizabeth Yake for Subjective Eye and the Canadian Film Centre. The film stars Randy Hughson as Carey, a man with an intellectual disability who works in a shoe repair shop owned by Paul (Hardee T. Lineham); one day, Carey meets and begins a romantic relationship with Anna (Alberta Watson), a woman he meets at the grocery store. The cast also includes George Buza and Ellen-Ray Hennessy. The film premiered at the 1996 Toronto International Film Festival, and was released theatrically in Canada and Germany in 1997. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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