Silence (1964)

Original title

Тишина

Directed by

Vladimir Basov

Genre

drama film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

3h 29m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 4 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

After World War II, a soldier returns to a harsh Soviet reality, where he must rebuild his life and confront lingering trauma and moral decay in society. The story follows his struggles to establish a career and find meaning amidst political repression and personal loss.

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What happens

Silence (Russian: Тишина, romanized: Tishina) is a Soviet two-part feature film directed by Vladimir Basov and based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Yuri Bondarev. The film won the main prize of the All-Union Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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