A Petersburg Night (1934)

Original title

Петербургская ночь

Directed by

Vera Stroyeva, Grigori Roshal

Genre

drama film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

G

Rating

5.8 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 young woman arrives in St. Petersburg and forms a bond with a lonely dreamer. Their relationship is tested by the harsh realities of 19th century Russian society.

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What happens

A Petersburg Night (Russian: Петербургская ночь) is a 1934 Soviet drama film directed by Grigori Roshal and Vera Stroyeva, loosely based on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel Netochka Nezvanova and short story "White Nights". The film debut of actress Lyubov Orlova, the future star of Soviet cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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