Lobster (1959)

Original title

龙虾

Directed by

Jin Xi

Genre

animation

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

16 min

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 restaurant owner fabricates a rumor that a political meeting will happen at his failing business to boost sales. The lie attracts undercover agents who spy on each other and eventually clash in a destructive confrontation.

satiricaldarkly comictensesuspensefulchaotictheatricalabsurdcautionary

What happens

龙虾 是中国大陆上海美术电影制片厂制作的一部木偶剧动画片，该动画片根据芦丹同名话剧改编而成，于1959年上映。 金山酒家生意惨淡，新推出的龙虾大餐无人问津，结果龙虾都臭了。金山无意看到报纸上一批红党在某家酒店聚会遭到围捕的消息，于是散播红党将在金山酒家举行秘密会议的假消息。结果引起了盖世太保的注意，他们派出大批特务、密探，潜入金山酒家，酒家龙虾一时销量大增。他们假冒红党成员，表面侃侃而谈，背地却互相怀疑，彼此监视。最后双方亮出底牌，要逮捕对方。经过一番激战，金山酒家被砸了个稀巴烂............ > M1905电影网 > 动画台 >龙虾 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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