The Bureaucrats (1959)

Original title

Messieurs les ronds de cuir

Directed by

Henri Diamant-Berger

Genre

comedy film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

U

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 5 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

Office workers get tangled up in absurd bureaucratic situations. The film follows their comedic struggles with paperwork and red tape.

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What happens

The Bureaucrats (French: Messieurs les ronds de cuir) is a 1959 French comedy film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Noël-Noël, Philippe Clay and Jean Richard. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's art direction was by Roger Briaucourt. It is a remake of the 1936 film of the same title, with both based on a novel by Georges Courteline. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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