King of Hearts (1966)
- Original title
- Le Roi de cœur
- Directed by
- Philippe de Broca
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film
- Country
- France, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Rated
- U
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 83 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
Near the end of World War I, a lone Scottish soldier is sent to defuse a bomb left by retreating German forces in a small French town. But the locals have fled, and a group of asylum patients has taken over, creating a topsy-turvy situation that baffles the soldier.
whimsicalquirkylight-heartedabsurdistplayfulgentlewarmoffbeat
What happens
King of Hearts (original French title: Le Roi de cœur) is a 1966 French/Italian international co-production comedy-drama film directed by Philippe de Broca and starring Alan Bates and Geneviève Bujold. The film is set in a small town in France near the end of World War I. As the Imperial German Army retreats, they booby trap the whole town to explode. The locals flee and, left to their own devices, a gaggle of cheerful lunatics escape the asylum and take over the town — thoroughly confusing the lone Scottish soldier who has been dispatched to defuse the bomb. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Le facteur s'en va-t-en guerre (1966)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.