The House in Karp Lane (1965)
- Original title
- Das Haus in der Karpfengasse
- Directed by
- Kurt Hoffmann
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 2 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
The film follows Jewish residents living in a Prague boarding house during the German occupation of Czechoslovakia. It shows their daily lives and struggles under the pressure of the occupation.
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What happens
The House in Karp Lane (German: Das Haus in der Karpfengasse) is a 1965 West German drama film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Jana Brejchová, Edith Schultze-Westrum and Wolfgang Kieling. It portrays the Jewish residents of a Prague boarding house during the German occupation of Czechoslovakia. While the film received several awards, it was a major commercial failure. Hoffmann then returned to directing the comedies he was better known for. The film was shot at the Barrandov Studios in Prague, and on location around the city. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Escape in the Wind (1965)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.