Sold Laughter (1981)

Original title

Проданный смех

Directed by

Leonid Nechayev

Genre

musical film, cinematic fairy tale

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

2h 20m

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 7 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 young boy sells his laugh to a mysterious stranger in a musical fairy tale. He must then find a way to get his laugh back.

whimsicalfairy-tale-likemusicalmelancholicnostalgicslow-pacedwarm

What happens

«Про́данный смех» — советский двухсерийный музыкальный телефильм, снятый по мотивам сказки Джеймса Крюса «Тим Талер, или Проданный смех» (1962) в 1981 году. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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