Underplayed Gems

Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (1976)

Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! poster
Original title
„Marečku, podejte mi pero!“
Directed by
Oldřich Lipský
Genre
comedy film
Country
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 68 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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 man returns to night school to improve his education. He gets into funny situations with his classmates and teachers.

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What happens

Marecek, Pass Me the Pen! (Czech: Marečku, podejte mi pero!) is a 1976 Czechoslovak comedy film directed by Oldřich Lipský. The film gained de facto cult status, many of its phrases and sentences becoming idiomatic in the Czech language, such as "Jak to chodí? – Chodí to výborně, ale neseje to." ("how does it work? – It works great, but it doesn't sow.") about a sowing machine. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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