The Lantern (1938)

Original title

Lucerna

Directed by

Karel Lamač

Genre

fantasy film, comedy film, cinematic fairy tale, historical film

Country

Czechoslovakia

Runtime

1h 24m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 3 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 lantern lighter goes about his work in a small Czech village. He gets caught up in local troubles and romantic complications.

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What happens

The Lantern (Czech: Lucerna) is a 1938 Czech film directed by Karel Lamač and starring Jarmila Kšírová, Theodor Pištěk and Jarmila Beránková. It was based on a play by Alois Jirásek. Lamač made a silent film based on the same play in 1925. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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