Life Begins at Eight (1962)
- Original title
- Das Leben beginnt um acht
- Directed by
- Michael Kehlmann
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 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 once famous stage actor struggles with his fading career and personal life in Berlin. The story follows his relationships and his attempt to find meaning after his prime.
melancholicwistfulintimatecharacter-drivengentlebittersweetnostalgictheatrical
What happens
Life Begins at Eight (German: Das Leben beginnt um acht) is a 1962 West German drama film directed by Michael Kehlmann and starring O.E. Hasse, Johanna Matz and Helmut Wildt. It is an adaptation of the 1940 play The Light of Heart by Emlyn Williams, previously adapted into a 1942 Hollywood film Life Begins at Eight-Thirty. The action is moved from the play's setting of London to Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Berthel and Johannes Ott. Completed in late 1961, it premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin early in the New Year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Two Among Millions (1961)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.