Chekhov's Motifs (2002)

Original title

Чеховские мотивы

Directed by

Kira Muratova

Genre

comedy film

Country

Ukraine, Russia

Runtime

2h

Rated

12+

Rating

4.4 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.

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How it feels

The film intercuts a family argument over money with a wedding ceremony. It is based on two works by Anton Chekhov.

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What happens

Chekhov's Motifs (Russian: «Чеховские мотивы», romanized: Chekhovskiye motivy, also released in English as Chekhovian Motifs) is a 2002 Russian-Ukrainian comedy film directed by Kira Muratova. It was entered into the 24th Moscow International Film Festival. At the 2002 Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards Kira Muratova received the prize for Best Director. It is based on two works of Anton Chekhov: the short story Difficult People is divided to frame the one act play Tatyana Repina. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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