Mountain Crystal (1949)
- Original title
- Bergkristall
- Directed by
- Harald Reinl
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Germany, Austria
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 2 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
Two children get lost in the mountains on Christmas Eve. The film follows their struggle to survive the cold and snow.
slow-burnmelancholicvisually lushbleaktenseausterehistoricalquiet
What happens
Mountain Crystal (German: Bergkristall) is a 1949 Austrian-German historical drama film directed by Harald Reinl and featuring a cast of unknown actors including Franz Eichberger, Hans Renz and Cilli Greif. It is a mountain film based on the 1845 novella Rock Crystal by Adalbert Stifter. The film's sets were designed by the Austrian art director Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff. It was the directorial debut of Reinl who went on to become a successful film director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Mysterious Shadows (1949)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.