The Captivating Star of Happiness (1975)

Original title

Звезда пленительного счастья

Directed by

Vladimir Motyl

Genre

romance film, historical film, drama fiction

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

2h 40m

Rated

12+

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 22 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 follows the lives of Russian women in the 19th century. It shows their struggles and sacrifices in a time of political change.

romanticnostalgicmelancholicslow-pacedpoetichistoricaldramaticsweeping

What happens

The Star of Captivating Happiness (Russian: «Звезда пленительного счастья», romanized: Zvezda plenitelnogo schastya) is a 1975 Soviet historical romance. The title is an allusion to a line from the poem To Chaadayev by Alexander Pushkin. It is a drama with the dedication "to the women of Russia". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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