Hercules at Admet's (Gerakl u Admeta) (1986)

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"DIR: Anatoliy Petrov SUMMARY: Admetus, doomed to die young, is given a chance to be saved from his fate if someone will willingly die in his place. When his wife, Alcestis, volunteers to do so, Hercules descends into Hades to rescue her. WHY IT'S HERE: Russian director Anatoliy Petrov made a film that was visually years ahead of its time with 'Firing Range', a 1977 short that looks like it was made using modern day CGI. In fact, he used a self-developed technique known as Photographica which"