Road to Life (1931)

Original title

Путёвка в жизнь

Directed by

Nikolai Ekk

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 46m

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 22 voters

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

A group of homeless orphans in post-revolutionary Russia are taken to a reform colony where they learn skills and discipline. The film follows their struggles to adapt to a new way of life under the guidance of a caring educator.

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What happens

Road to Life (Russian: Путёвка в жизнь, romanized: Putyovka v zhizn) is a 1931 Soviet crime drama film written and directed by Nikolai Ekk. The film won an award at the 1932 Venice International Film Festival, which went to Ekk for Most Convincing Director. It was the first sound film in the Soviet Union, and the first to be win a Best Director award at any film festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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