It's Me, Jerome (1970)

Original title

Én vagyok Jeromos

Directed by

István Tímár

Genre

satirical film

Country

Hungary

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

8.5 of 10 from 2 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

This film mocks government corruption and the poor work ethic of laborers during socialism. It follows a cast of characters navigating the absurdities of a flawed system.

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What happens

It's Me, Jerome (Hungarian: Én vagyok Jeromos) is a 1970 Hungarian satirical film directed by István Tímár, and written by Lehel Szeberényi and Ferenc Jeli. It stars Alfonzó (József Markos), Ferenc Kállai, Zsuzsa Pálos, Gábor Harsányi, István Bujtor and Nándor Tomanek. The film mocks government corruption and the poor work ethic of labourers during socialism. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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