The Light on the Gallows (1976)

Original title

Das Licht auf dem Galgen

Directed by

Helmut Nitzschke

Genre

drama, history

Country

German Democratic Republic, Germany

Runtime

1h 39m

Rating

6.5 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

A man journeys through a foreign land while carrying a weight from his past. The film follows his encounters and decisions as he grapples with personal allegiance.

melancholicslow-burnmoodyatmosphericthoughtfulrestrainedsomberintrospective

What happens

Das Licht auf dem Galgen ist eine deutsche Literaturverfilmung der DEFA von Helmut Nitzschke aus dem Jahr 1976. Sie entstand nach der gleichnamigen Erzählung von Anna Seghers. (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.