Underplayed Gems

The Merry Wives

The Merry Wives poster
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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 comedic take on Shakespeare's play about a man who tries to court two married women at the same time. The women team up to teach him a lesson.

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What happens

The Merry Wives (German: Die lustigen Weiber) is a 1936 German comedy film directed by Carl Hoffmann and starring Magda Schneider, Leo Slezak and Ida Wüst. It is based on William Shakespeare's play The Merry Wives of Windsor. It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Wilhelm Depenau and Erich Zander. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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