Turandot, Princess of China (1935)

Original title

Turandot, princesse de Chine

Directed by

Gerhard Lamprecht

Genre

comedy film

Country

Germany

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 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

This is a comedic telling of the Turandot story. A princess sets riddles for her suitors and those who fail are executed. A prince tries to win her hand.

lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulold-fashionedtheatricalcharmingfairy-tale-like

What happens

Turandot, Princess of China (French: Turandot, princesse de Chine) is a 1935 comedy film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and Serge Véber and starring Käthe von Nagy, Pierre Blanchar and Marcel Dalio. It is the French language version of the German film Princess Turandot. Such multi-language versions were common during the first decade of sound. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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• More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.