Don Tale (1964)

Original title

Донская повесть

Directed by

Vladimir Fetin

Genre

drama film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 31m

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 5 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 Red Cossack discovers that the woman he loves is a spy for the White Guards. She reveals her secret during childbirth.

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What happens

Don Tale (Russian: Донская повесть, romanized: Donskaya povest) is a 1964 Soviet drama film directed by Vladimir Fetin. based on the stories “Shibalkovo Seed” and “Birthmark” by Mikhail Sholokhov. The film tells about a red Cossack and his beloved woman, who, during childbirth, confesses to him that he is a spy for the White Guards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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• More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.