Beware of the Car (1966)

Original title

Берегись автомобиля

Directed by

Eldar Ryazanov

Genre

romance film, detective film, crime comedy film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

12+

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 139 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 car salesman secretly steals cars from corrupt people to give the money to orphanages. A detective is assigned to catch the thief.

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What happens

Beware of the Car (Russian: Береги́сь автомоби́ля, translit. Beregis Avtomobilya, English titles Uncommon Thief, or Watch out for the Automobile) is a 1966 Soviet crime comedy drama film directed by Eldar Ryazanov, based on a screenplay by Emil Braginsky and produced by Mosfilm. It stars Innokenty Smoktunovsky, Oleg Yefremov, Andrei Mironov and Anatoli Papanov, among others. Beware of the Car is recognized as a satire of the film noir genre, highly unusual in Brezhnev-era society. It is credited for launching Soviet political satire as a film genre, typified by Ryazanov's work. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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