May Night (1938)

Original title

Майская ночь

Directed by

Mikola Sadkovich

Genre

fantasy

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 03m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 2 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 Soviet adaptation of Nikolai Gogol's story. It follows a young man in a Ukrainian village who deals with a troublesome stepmother and a mysterious mermaid. The film uses early two-color cinematography.

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What happens

«Майская ночь» — советский фильм 1940 года режиссёра Николая Садковича. Экранизация одноименной повести Н. В. Гоголя. Фильм двухцветный, создан виражным способом, — один из первых советских цветных фильмов. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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