Mr. Rice's Secret (2000)
- Directed by
- Nicholas Kendall
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 6 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 12-year-old boy with cancer receives a series of clues from an elderly neighbor who has died. The clues are meant to help him find joy in living.
gentlepoignantslow-pacedwhimsicalsentimentalreflectivemildly upliftingsomber
What happens
Mr. Rice's Secret is a 1999 Canadian family drama film directed by Nicholas Kendall, an instructor at Capilano University in Vancouver. It was written by J. H. Wyman and stars David Bowie as the title character, a mysterious man who leaves after death a series of clues to a 12-year-old boy with cancer, to help him appreciate life. The production was filmed in 1998 and released in 2000. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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