8 ½ $ (1999)

Original title

Восемь с половиной долларов

Directed by

Grigori Konstantinopolsky

Genre

crime comedy film

Country

Russia

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

18+

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 16 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 criminal makes a film about his life, blurring reality and fantasy. The movie satirizes Russian gangster culture and filmmaking.

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What happens

8 1⁄2 $ (Russian: Восемь с половиной долларов, romanized: Vosem s polovinoi dollarov, Eight and a Half Dollars) is a 1999 Russian cult crime-comedy film by Grigory Konstantinopolsky. It was his directorial debut. Due to copyright issues it was released in official rental only in 2011. The title and the story references Federico Fellini's film 81⁄2. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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