Roses of Picardy (1927)
- Directed by
- Maurice Elvey
- Genre
- silent film, war film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- 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 British soldier falls in love with a woman on a farm in France during World War One. The film shows their relationship in the midst of the war.
poignantromanticmelancholicreflectiveslow-pacedatmosphericquietwistful
What happens
Roses of Picardy is a 1927 British silent war film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Lillian Hall-Davis, John Stuart and Humberston Wright. The title is a reference to the popular First World War song Roses of Picardy. It was based on the novels The Spanish Farm (1924) Sixty-Four, Ninety-Four (1925) by R.H. Mottram. It was made at the Cricklewood Studios in London. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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