Never in Your Life (1956)

Original title

Det händer i natt

Directed by

Arne Ragneborn

Genre

drama film

Country

Sweden

Runtime

1h 16m

Rating

4.9 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.

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How it feels

A man experiences a series of troubling events that involve crime and danger. The story is eventually revealed to be a dream, with a comedic tone added after censorship cuts.

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What happens

Never in Your Life (Swedish: Aldrig i livet) is a 1957 Swedish crime film directed by Arne Ragneborn and starring Lars Ekborg, Ingrid Thulin and Sven-Eric Gamble. It was shot at the in Stocksund Studios in Stockholm. The film was originally made under the title It Happens Tonight (Det händer i natt) but faced major censorship issues, and was eventually released with cuts and a new title. The new version turned the events into a dream, and introduced greater comic elements. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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