Birds in Peru (1968)
- Original title
- Les oiseaux vont mourir au Pérou
- Directed by
- Romain Gary
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rated
- 18
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 13 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 depressed young woman is raped on a beach by sailors. She then stays with a brothel madam and later an artist, while her wealthy husband and his chauffeur hunt for her.
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What happens
Birds in Peru is a 1968 French film. It was written and directed by Romain Gary. Gary based it on his own story. The film concerns a depressed young woman. After she is raped on the beach by a group of sailors, she comes to live with the madam of a nearby brothel, but then leaves to be with an artist who lives close by. Meanwhile, her wealthy estranged husband and his sinister chauffeur search for her. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Sin with a Stranger (1968)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.