In the Clutches of the Soviets (1926)

Original title

В пазурах Радвлади

Directed by

Panteleymon Sazonov

Genre

comedy film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 16m

Elsewhere

IMDb

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

This is a Soviet silent comedy from 1926 about a factory owner whose life falls apart after the October Revolution pushes him out of Russia. The film follows his misfortunes as he struggles to survive.

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What happens

«В пазура́х Радвла́ди» — український радянський німий фільм про поневіряння фабриканта, якого Жовтневий переворот викинув з Росії. Фільм знято у 1926 році на Одеській кінофабриці Всеукраїнського кінофотоуправління, прем'єра у Києві — 23 березня 1926 року. Плакат до фільму намалював Олександр Довженко. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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