Lieutenant Kijé (1934)
- Original title
- Поручик Киже
- Directed by
- Aleksandr Faintsimmer
- Genre
- comedy drama, historical film, satirical film
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rating
- 5.5 of 10 from 10 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.
How it feels
A clerical error creates a fictional officer in the Russian imperial army. The court and emperor go along with the nonexistent man's life and promotions.
absurdsatiricalwhimsicalbureaucraticcomichistoricalfarce
What happens
Lieutenant Kijé (Russian: Поручик Киже, romanized: Poruchik Kizhe) is a 1934 Soviet comedy film directed by Aleksandr Faintsimmer and promoted by Boris Gusman, based on the novella "Lieutenant Kijé" by Yury Tynyanov. The film was released in the United States as The Czar Wants to Sleep. Sergei Prokofiev composed the score; a five-movement suite based on the score quickly became part of the international concert repertoire. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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