Down in the Coal Mines (1905)
- Original title
- Au pays noir
- Directed by
- Lucien Nonguet, Ferdinand Zecca
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 13 min
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 6 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.
How it feels
The film shows a day in the life of coal miners. A group of men go down into the mine and work underground. An accident brings danger to the miners and their families.
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What happens
Au pays noir is a 1905 French silent short film directed by Ferdinand Zecca and Lucien Nonguet, and distributed in English-speaking countries under the titles In the Mining District (World-wide, English title), Down in the Coal Mines (United States) and Tragedy in a Coal Mine (United Kingdom). The film is inspired on Emile Zola's novel Germinal. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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