The House of the Dead (1932)

Original title

Мёртвый дом

Directed by

Vasily Fyodorov

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 31m

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 5 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 man is sent to a Siberian prison and endures the harsh conditions alongside other inmates. The film follows their daily struggles and interactions within the prison walls.

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What happens

The House of the Dead (Russian: Мёртвый дом, romanized: Myortvyy dom) is a 1932 Russian film directed by Vasili Fyodorov from a script by Viktor Shklovsky, based on the novel of the same name by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Shklovsky changed the name of the script several times, eventually calling it The House of the Dead (Mertvyi dom). The film stars Nikolay Khmelyov, Nikolay Podgorny, Nikolai Vitovtov and Mikhail Zharov. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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