Boys (1971)

Original title

Мальчики

Directed by

Ekaterina Grigor'evna Stašesvskaja-Narodickaja

Genre

drama, music, family

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 35m

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 group of boys grow up in the Soviet Union, navigating their friendships and dreams. The film follows their experiences at a boarding school, with classical music shaping the atmosphere.

childhoodmelancholicnostalgicbittersweetslow-pacedmusicalcontemplativeearnest

What happens

«Мальчики» — советский художественный фильм режиссёра Екатерины Сташевской-Народицкой, снятый творческим объединением «Товарищ» киностудии «Мосфильм» в 1971 году по одноимённому роману Александра Рекемчука. В фильме использована музыка И.-С. Баха, Гайдна, Грига, Жене, Римского-Корсакова, Рубинштейна, Пуччини. Песни исполняет хор мальчиков «Ажуолюкас» под руководством Германа Перельштейнаса. Солисты: Арунас Маликенас, Збигнев Качановский, Владимир Прудников, Римас Сприндис. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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• More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.