Dead Souls (2025)
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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 Western set in 1890, a man schemes to buy up dead souls from a land registry for personal gain. He travels through a harsh landscape, meeting various people along the way.
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What happens
Dead Souls is a 2025 Western film directed by and starring Alex Cox and co-written with actor Gianni Garko. It is loosely based on Nikolai Gogol's novel Dead Souls, changing the setting from early 19th-century Russia to the United States in 1890. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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