The Old Jockey (1940)

Original title

Старый наездник

Directed by

Boris Barnet

Genre

comedy film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

4.7 of 10 from 7 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

An aging jockey faces changes in the Soviet film industry. He keeps working at the racetrack and tries to stay relevant as the world moves on around him.

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What happens

«Старий наїзник» (рос. «Старый наездник») — радянський художній фільм Бориса Барнета, знятий на кіностудії «Мосфільм» в 1940 році. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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