Tobacco (1962)

Original title

Тютюн

Directed by

Nikola Korabov

Genre

historical film

Country

People's Republic of Bulgaria

Runtime

2h 30m

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 9 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 young woman studying medicine and an ambitious man from a working class background navigate love and social upheaval in Bulgarian society from the early 1930s to the end of World War II.

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What happens

Tobacco (Bulgarian: Тютюн) is a 1962 Bulgarian drama film written and directed by Nikola Korabov, and based on Dimitar Dimov's 1951 novel of the same name. The film deals with the conflicts and contradictions in Bulgarian society during a period stretching from the early thirties to the end of World War II, and stars Nevena Kokanova as Irina, an aspiring medicine student, and Yordan Matev as Boris, an ambitious man from a working class background. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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