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Funny People (1978)

Funny People poster
Original title
Смешные люди!
Directed by
Mikhail Schweitzer
Genre
comedy film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 4 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 group of oddball characters in a small town tell each other tall tales and jokes. The film strings together their stories in a loose, episodic way.

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What happens

Funny People (Russian: Смешные люди!, romanized: Smeshnye lyudi!) is a 1977 Soviet comedy film directed by Mikhail Shveitser. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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