Man in a Shell (1939)

Original title

Человек в футляре

Directed by

Isidore Annenski

Genre

drama film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 24m

Rating

4.3 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 lonely schoolteacher lives a life ruled by fear and rigid rules. His constant anxiety about the world around him isolates him from others and leads to a tragic outcome.

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What happens

The Man in the Case (Russian: Человек в футляре, romanized: Chelovek v futlyare) is a 1939 Soviet drama film directed by Isidor Annensky. This film is based on the short story "The Man in the Case" written by Anton Chekhov in 1898. (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.