Underplayed Gems

Middletown

The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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

A small Irish town deals with the sudden return of a man who left years ago. His reappearance stirs up old tensions and forces the residents to confront their shared history.

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What happens

Middletown is a 2006 Irish-British drama film, written by Daragh Carville and directed by Brian Kirk. It stars Matthew Macfadyen, Daniel Mays, Eva Birthistle, Gerard McSorley, Richard Dormer, David Wilmot, Sorcha Cusack, Mick Lally, Charlene McKenna, Bronagh Gallagher, Marie Jones, and Lalor Roddy. It premiered at the Tribeca Festival in 2006, before being released in Ireland later that year and the UK the following year of 2007. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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