The Lesson (1987)

Original title

Դաս

Directed by

Robert Sahakyants

Genre

science fiction film, speculative fiction, pritcha

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

17 min

Rating

3.9 of 10 from 15 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

In a dystopian future, a teacher tries to educate children in a society that has lost its humanity. The film is an animated short that critiques totalitarianism and conformity.

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What happens

The Lesson (Russian: Урок, Urok, Armenian: Դաս) is a Soviet-Armenian science fiction animated short film directed by Armenian animator Robert Sahakyants, produced by the Armenfilm studio. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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