A Glass of Water (1960)
- Original title
- Das Glas Wasser
- Directed by
- Helmut Käutner
- Genre
- comedy film, musical film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 6 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
A political and romantic comedy set in 1710 London. Characters plot and scheme against the backdrop of the War of the Spanish Succession. A glass of water becomes a key object in the intrigue.
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What happens
A Glass of Water (German: Das Glas Wasser) is a 1960 West German comedy-musical film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Gustaf Gründgens, Liselotte Pulver and Sabine Sinjen. It was entered into the 10th Berlin International Film Festival. It is an adaptation of the 1842 French play Le verre d'eau by Eugène Scribe and is set in London in 1710 during the War of the Spanish Succession. It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Albrecht Becker and Herbert Kirchhoff. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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