Metropolitan (1940)

Original title

Métropolitain

Directed by

Maurice Cam

Genre

thriller film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

5.3 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 man in Paris becomes entangled in a dangerous situation involving the Metro system. The story follows his attempts to navigate threats and intrigue beneath the city streets.

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What happens

Metropolitan (French: Métropolitain) is a 1939 French thriller film directed by Maurice Cam and starring Albert Préjean, Ginette Leclerc and André Brulé. It was shot at the Photosonor Studios in Courbevoie on the outskirts of Paris and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. The film was remade in Britain the following year as A Window in London with the setting moved to the London Underground. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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