At the Beginning of Glorious Days (1980)

Original title

В начале славных дел

Directed by

Sergei Gerasimov

Genre

drama film, historical film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

2h 18m

Rating

8.7 of 10 from 3 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 is a historical drama about the early reign of Peter the Great in Russia. It follows his efforts to modernize the country and build a new navy while dealing with political opposition.

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What happens

At the Beginning of Glorious Days (Russian: В начале славных дел, romanized: V nachale slavnykh del) is the second part of a two-part film that started with The Youth of Peter the Great. Both parts were released in the Soviet Union in 1980 and are based on a novel, Peter I, written by Aleksey Tolstoy. The film was directed by Russian director Sergei Gerasimov. The movie is considered to be a classic of Russian historical cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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