Lamed wow (1925)

Original title

Lamedvovnik

Directed by

Henryk Szaro

Genre

drama film

Country

Poland

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

This silent film from 1925 draws on the legend of the 36 righteous people who, according to Jewish tradition, sustain the world through their goodness. It follows one such hidden righteous person in a Polish community.

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What happens

Lamed wow (jiddisch דער למד וואוו'ניק, polnisch Jeden z 36) ist ein jüdischer Stummfilm von 1925 aus Polen in Jiddisch. Er basiert auf der Legende der 36 Gerechten und ist Teil der in den 1920er-Jahren in Polen einsetzenden technischen Revolution, während derer viele polnische Filme in für damalige Zeiten außergewöhnlich hoher Qualität produziert wurden. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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