The Bellman (1945)

Original title

Sortilèges

Directed by

Christian-Jaque

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 11 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

In a French village, superstition and fear take hold after a series of strange events. The townspeople become increasingly paranoid as they believe a supernatural force is among them.

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What happens

The Bellman (French: Sortilèges) is a 1945 French drama horror film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Fernand Ledoux, Renée Faure and Madeleine Robinson. The film portrays a village haunted by superstition and fears. Although released after the Liberation, the film was shot during the German Occupation. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. The film was popular and recorded admissions in France of 2,552,165. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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