The Magic Toyshop
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 teenage girl and her brothers move into the home of a tyrannical toymaker uncle after their parents die. The uncle's strange household and his magical toys begin to disrupt the girl's sense of reality.
whimsicaldarkly atmosphericslow-burndreamlikeunsettlingeerievisually stylizedmelancholic
What happens
The Magic Toyshop is a 1987 British film, adapted by Angela Carter from her 1967 novel of the same name. It was produced by Granada Television (now ITV Productions) and premiered in British cinemas on 31 July 1987, subsequently appearing on ITV on 5 November 1988. It was directed by David Wheatley. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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