Oil Lamps (1971)
- Original title
- Petrolejové lampy
- Directed by
- Juraj Herz
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 12 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 young woman in a small Czech town in the early 20th century struggles with her family's expectations and her own desires. She enters into a marriage that brings isolation and hardship.
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What happens
Oil Lamps (Czech: Petrolejové lampy) is a 1971 Czechoslovak drama film directed and co-written by Juraj Herz. It competed in the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. It is based on a novel by Jaroslav Havlíček. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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