The Tale of Ptashkin (1965)

Original title

Повесть о Пташкине

Directed by

Borys Kryzhanivskyi

Genre

tragicomedy

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 08m

Elsewhere

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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 tragicomedy from 1965 Soviet Union about a man named Ptashkin. It follows his ordinary life with a mix of sadness and humor.

melancholicwryobservationalquietly tragicbittersweetdown-to-earthunderstateddroll

What happens

«Повесть о Пташкине» — советская трагикомедия 1964 года, снятая Борисом Крыжановским на Киевской киностудии им. А. П. Довженко по сценарию Николая Омельченко. Премьера состоялась 22 марта 1965 года. Фильм посмотрели 7,1 млн зрителей. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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