The Waiting Room (2007)
- Directed by
- Roger Goldby
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rating
- 5.4 of 10 from 11 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
Three couples in south London examine their love lives. A chance meeting at a train station between a single parent and a care worker leads them to reflect on their relationships with the help of an old man waiting for his wife.
gentleintrospectivebittersweetwarmcontemplativeslow-burnhopefultender
What happens
The Waiting Room is a 2007 British romantic drama film directed by Roger Goldby and starring Anne-Marie Duff, Frank Finlay, Ralf Little and Rupert Graves. It was produced by Bright Pictures, co-funded by the EU Creative Media fund, and distributed by Lionsgate. The story follows three south London couples who try to come to terms with their love lives. A chance encounter at a London train station brings Anna, a lone parent, and Stephen, a care worker together. Their fateful meeting with an old man who was waiting for his wife at the station acts as a catalyst for them to examine what is going on in their different relationships. Music was by Edmund Butt. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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