The Tenth Straw (1926)
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- Australia
- 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
A man endures harsh conditions in a 19th century Australian penal colony. The film follows his struggle for survival and freedom among brutal guards and fellow prisoners.
quietstarkbleakslow-burnmelancholicvisually oldrestrainedhistorical
What happens
The Tenth Straw is a 1926 Australian silent film heavily inspired by the novel For the Term of His Natural Life. Little is known of the director and cast, but most of the film survives today. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Sealed Room (1926)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.