Under Western Eyes (1936)
- Original title
- Sous les yeux d'occident
- Directed by
- Marc Allégret
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 12 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 young man in Russia gets caught up in a political assassination plot and the police investigation that follows. He struggles with guilt and betrayal as he tries to protect his own safety.
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What happens
Under Western Eyes (French: Razumov: Sous les yeux d'occident) is a 1936 French drama film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Pierre Fresnay, Danièle Parola and Michel Simon. It is an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1911 novel Under Western Eyes. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Eugène Lourié. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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