I've been slowly compiling a list of movies that were made for librarians/archivists/information choreographers to enjoy. i'm only including movies that i've actually seen so its an ongoing list...
PARTY GIRL- the librarian's classic. its like casablanca, or gone with the wind for us.
DESK SET- in the same league as party girl. translates easily into modern terms: why you need a reference librarian even though google is a nifty tool.
EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED- definitely an archivist's flick. there's some preservation issues that can be discussed afterwards!
THE GUN IN BETTY LOU'S HANDBAG- very little appearance of a library in this flick, but great if you're going into library outreach/community service/public relations.
IT-**shudder** librarian horror...two words:flying books.
THE MUMMY-you know she's no librarian if she knocks down shelves and who has stacks that tip over that easily...please.
ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE- the awful librarian stereotype
JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO- not the best depiction of librarian life.
SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION- the dream of every librarian, including the prison libs, is to be able to make someone's life a little better with a book, or maybe a little opera duet.
SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY-one benefit of being a librarian: there's a library in most american cities, in this case, far away from your lunatic of a husband.
THE STATION AGENT-ultimate customer/patron service
AMERICAN SPLENDOR-so he's a file clerk. there's still organization, reference service and weeding. close enough.
WIDE AWAKE- a documentary about a guy who is an insomniac. what's libraryesque about it is that he's got a very big, neatly organized collection of old photos and films. then he's just got drawers of stuff e.g. round things. its great.
by the way...
a great reference is http://emp.byui.edu/raishm/films/agroup.html
