There Was an Old Couple (1965)

Original title

Жили-были старик со старухой

Directed by

Grigori Chukhrai

Genre

drama film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 43m

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 10 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

An elderly couple in the Soviet countryside face the challenges of old age and changing times. The story follows their daily routines and quiet struggles with health, memory, and isolation.

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What happens

There Was an Old Couple (Russian: Жили-были старик со старухой, romanized: Zhili-byli starik so starukhoy) is a 1965 Soviet drama film directed by Grigory Chukhray. It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival. (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.