I Had a Comrade (1924)

Directed by

Hans Behrendt

Genre

silent film

Country

Germany

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

Set after World War I, the film follows a German soldier grappling with the death of a close friend during the war. It explores the lingering pain of loss and the difficulty of moving forward.

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What happens

I Had a Comrade (German:Ich hatt' einen Kameraden) is a 1924 German silent film directed by Hans Behrendt and starring Otto Gebühr. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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