Once by the Blue Sea (1998)

Original title

Однажды у синего моря

Directed by

Aleksey Kharitidi

Genre

animation

Country

Russia

Runtime

6 min

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

This is an animated feature about an archaeologist diver, his wife, and a fisherwoman. Their relationships play out in a coastal setting with a tone of quiet drama.

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What happens

«Однажды у синего моря» — рисованный мультипликационный фильм 1998 года. Мелодраматическая история об археологе-водолазе, его жене и рыбачке. Фильм участвовал в ОРФАК Таруса—1999. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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