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
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.
melancholicsomberslow-burnreflectivetenseoppressiverestrained
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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