From NFB to Box-Office (2009)

Original title

De l'Office au Box-Office

Directed by

Denys Desjardins

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

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.

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How it feels

This documentary looks at the history of Canadian cinema. It focuses on the shift from government-funded films to commercial success at the box office. The director uses interviews and archival footage.

informativereflectiveeducationalnostalgicthoughtfuldocumentary-stylemoderate-paced

What happens

Denys Desjardins (born 1966 in Montreal, Quebec), is a film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor and film historian for more than twenty years. After completing studies in literature, film and communications, he directed several acclaimed films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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• More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.