The Assistant (1998)
- Directed by
- Daniel Petrie
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Rating
- 4.9 of 10 from 4 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 young man takes a job in a small shop in early 1900s New York. He becomes involved with the owner and falls for his daughter, which stirs up old religious tensions.
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What happens
The Assistant is a 1997 drama film directed by Daniel Petrie and starring Gil Bellows, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Joan Plowright, and Kate Greenhouse. It is based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Bernard Malamud and was also the final theatrical film directed by Petrie before his death in 2004. It follows a young man who finds work at a shop at the turn-of-the-century, and falls in love with the owner's daughter, inflaming deeply religious origins. Filming took place in Toronto. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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