Don't Play the Fool (1997)

Original title

Не валяй дурака...

Directed by

Valeriy Chikov

Genre

adventure film, comedy drama, crime comedy film

Country

Russia

Runtime

1h 38m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 11 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 Russian comedy about the awkward and unusual interactions between people from the former USSR and the United States after the Cold War. The story mixes humor with a touch of sadness as characters navigate their changing world.

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What happens

Don't Play the Fool ... (Russian: Не валяй дурака...) is a Russian comedy film by Valeri Chikov. It shows unlight relations between the USSR and the United States after the Cold War, with a tragicomic side. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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