Candide, or the Optimist of the Twentieth Century (1960)
- Original title
- Candide ou l’optimisme au XXᵉ siècle
- Directed by
- Norbert Carbonnaux
- Genre
- drama film, comedy drama
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rated
- TP
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 14 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 young man named Candide travels through the 20th century holding onto his teacher's belief that everything happens for the best. His adventures expose him to war, disaster, and hypocrisy.
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What happens
Candide ou l'Optimisme du XXe siècle (English: Candide, or the Optimist of the Twentieth Century) is a 1960 French comedy drama film directed by Norbert Carbonnaux and written by Carbonnaux and Albert Simonin. It stars Jean-Pierre Cassel as Candide, Pierre Brasseur as Pangloss, Louis de Funès as the officer of the Gestapo, and Daliah Lavi as Cunégonde. The film was released under the titles Candide (alternative French title; USA), Candide oder der Optimismus im 20. Jahrhundert (West Germany), Candide, avagy a XX. század optimizmusa (Hungary), and Kandyd czyli optymizm XX wieku (Poland). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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