Underplayed Gems

Hothouse (2003)

Hothouse poster
Original title
Les parents terribles
Directed by
Josée Dayan
Genre
drama, tv movie
Country
France, Spain
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
U
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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 family's tangled relationships come to a head in a single night. Secrets and jealousies erupt among a possessive mother, a dependent son, and his fragile lover.

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What happens

Les Parents terribles est un téléfilm français réalisé par Josée Dayan en 2003 qui est une reprise du film Les Parents terribles de Jean Cocteau de 1948. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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