The Castle (1968)
- Original title
- Das Schloß
- Directed by
- Rudolf Noelte
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 7 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
A land surveyor arrives at a village where he is told he has been hired to work at the local castle. He struggles to get permission to enter the castle and communicate with its authorities.
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What happens
The Castle (German: Das Schloß) is a 1968 West German film directed by Rudolf Noelte and starring Maximilian Schell, Cordula Trantow, Trudik Daniel and Helmut Qualtinger. It is based on the 1926 eponymous novel by Franz Kafka. The film won two German Film Awards. It was chosen as West Germany's official submission to the 44th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not manage to receive a nomination. It was also listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hertha Hareiter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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You Don't Shoot Jerks (1969)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.