The Fitzroy

A delightfully black comedy, "The Fitzroy" is set in an alternative post-apocalyptic 1950s in which the world is covered in poisonous gas. The last place available to take a traditional seaside holiday is the Fitzroy, a hotel located in a derelict submarine beached just off the coast of England. Bernard - the hotel's bellboy, cook, maintenance man, and general dogsbody - faces a constant battle to keep the decaying hotel airtight and afloat. But when he falls in love with a murderous guest, Bernard's challenges multiply, and he becomes entangled in a web of lies, backstabbing, and chaos. As Bernard struggles to hide the femme fatale's murders from the other guests and suspicious authorities, his world literally begins to sink around him. (St. Louis International Film Festival)