The Phantom of the Operator (2004)
- Original title
- Le fantôme de l'opératrice
- Directed by
- Caroline Martel
- Genre
- documentary
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 05m
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
This documentary uses found footage to tell the story of women who worked as telephone operators. It shows how their jobs were created and later replaced by automated systems.
poeticmeditativereflectivearchivalnostalgiccontemplativestructuredunhurried
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