American Bet (1997)
- Original title
- Американка
- Directed by
- Dmitry Meskhiev
- Genre
- romance film, teen film
- Country
- Russia
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 5.3 of 10 from 12 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.
How it feels
A teenager experiences a romantic relationship and the difficulties that come with it. The story takes place in Russia in the late 1990s.
romanticteen-focusedmelancholicslow-burnearnestbittersweetnostalgicslightly naive
What happens
American Bet (Russian: Американка) is a 1997 Russian romance film directed by Dmitry Meskhiev. based on a novel by Yuri Korotkov (Russian novelist and scenario writer, not related in any way to ex-KGB agent and defected dissident Yuri Krotkov, "Korotkov" and "Krotkov" are not same surnames despite looking or sounding similar). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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