Life in the Citadel (1947)
- Original title
- Elu tsitadellis
- Directed by
- Herbert Rappaport
- Genre
- drama film, war film
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rating
- 3.8 of 10 from 4 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.
How it feels
This Estonian war drama follows people living in a fortress during wartime. It shows how characters react to occupation and make choices about loyalty and survival.
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What happens
Life in the Citadel (Estonian: Elu tsitadellis) is a 1947 Estonian drama and war film directed by Herbert Rappaport and based on the novel of the same name by August Jakobson. This film was the first film which was made in Soviet Estonia. Awards, nominations, participations: 1948: Stalin Prize (USSR), 2nd tier prize to Herbert Rappaport, Hugo Laur, Lia Laats, Lembit Rajala (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Torrents of Steel (1967)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.