The Black Hen, or Living Underground (1980)

Original title

Черная курица, или Подземные жители

Directed by

Viktor Gres

Genre

cinematic fairy tale

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 09m

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 5 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 boy befriends a magical black hen who leads him to an underground kingdom. He learns lessons about honesty and keeping promises.

whimsicalnostalgicgentledreamlikethoughtfulold-fashionedslow-pacedmorally clear

What happens

«Чёрная курица, или Подземные жители» — художественный фильм режиссёра Виктора Греся, вышедший в 1980 году на киностудии имени Довженко. Экранизация одноимённой сказки Антония Погорельского. Творческий коллектив картины был удостоен первого приза на Всесоюзном кинофестивале (1981, Вильнюс); лента получила Золотой приз в конкурсе детских фильмов на Московском кинофестивале (1981), а также ряд других кинонаград. (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.