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It seems to be that the characters in the movie...


...are all Genesis fans... I refer to the Peter Gabriel era, because, that's the impression I get... Mind you, Genesis were great at one time, but the feel of this movie brings to mind the album Selling England by the Pound... Just sayin'.

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I think I get what you are saying the mid century modern era-I've fallen back in love with it after thinking it was hideous for last several decades.
Like this?
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61SrFCetYvL._SY450_.jpg
or this
http://mms.businesswire.com/media/20160114006461/en/504619/4/PSP_Furniture.jpg?download=1

I dreamt of a roaring river and a woman that was a fish. Dead she drifted, with red tears...

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I would have thought that they more into Can, King Crimson and Faust, perhaps Kraftwerk. These seem much more Ballardian than 70s Genesis. If it had been set a little later, you could add Magazine, Joy Division (they even had a song called Atrocity Exhibition after Ballard's novella) Television, Laurie Anderson etc etc. The director definitely gets it right having The Fall play over the end credits (beats Abba anyday)

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