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The Automat
Directed by
Lisa Hurwitz
Produced by Lisa Hurwitz
Produced by Lisa Hurwitz
Cinematography:
Sandra Chandler and Stephen Cocklin
Editing: Michael Levine and Russell Greene
Music: Hummie Mann
Editing: Michael Levine and Russell Greene
Music: Hummie Mann
Runtime:
79 min
Release Date: 22 September 2022
Color: Color
Release Date: 22 September 2022
Color: Color
The quintessential example of a first-rate short film padded into a feature. If director Lisa Hurwitz had made a 35-45 minute movie about the rise and fall of the iconic Horn & Hardart's vending machine-style fast-food restaurants, I have no doubt it would have been nominated for an Academy Award and might have even won. Instead, this film is as much about the making of itself as it is about its subject and its insufferable. A great subject squandered!