The Olden Days Coat (1981)
- Country
- Canada
- 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.
How it feels
A girl named Sal is sad that her grandfather's death has ruined Christmas. She finds an old coat that lets her travel back in time to learn something important about the holiday.
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What happens
The Olden Days Coat is a Canadian television film, directed by Bruce Pittman and broadcast by CBC Television in 1981. A Christmas-themed family film adapted from a short story by Margaret Laurence, it stars Megan Follows as Sal, a young girl who is upset that the recent death of her grandfather has prevented her family from celebrating Christmas normally, but who learns the true meaning of the season after she finds an old coat belonging to her grandmother (Doris Petrie) which transports her back in time when she puts it on. It was the first television production by Atlantis Films, which would go on to become one of the major Canadian film studios. The film had selected film festival screenings prior to its television debut on December 21, 1981. It won the Bijou Award for Best Television Drama Under 30 Minutes, and was an ACTRA Award nominee for Best Children's Television Program at the 11th ACTRA Awards in 1982. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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