The Very Same Munchhausen (1979)
- Original title
- Тот самый Мюнхгаузен
- Directed by
- Mark Zakharov
- Genre
- fantasy film, comedy drama
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Runtime
- 2h 22m
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 91 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.
How it feels
This is a Soviet TV film about Baron Munchhausen after his famous adventures. He tries to convince people he is sane while living in a dull conformist society that wants to crush his free spirit.
wrywhimsicalsatiricalmelancholicslow-burnthoughtfulgently absurdbittersweet
What happens
The Very Same Munchhausen (Russian: Тот самый Мюнхгаузен, romanized: Tot samyy Myunkhgauzen, alt. translation - That Very Münchhausen) is a 1980 Soviet fantasy comedy-drama television film directed by Mark Zakharov, based on a script by Grigoriy Gorin. The film relays the story of the baron's life after the adventures portrayed in the Baron Munchausen stories, particularly his struggle to prove himself sane. Münchhausen is portrayed as a multi-dimensional, colourful, non-conformist man living in a grey, plain, dull and conformist society that ultimately tries to destroy his personality. The film, created during late years of the Leonid Brezhnev rule, has been widely regarded as a tongue-in-cheek satire of the Soviet Stagnation-Era society. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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An Ordinary Miracle (1979)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.