A Modern Oliver Twist (1906)
- Directed by
- J. Stuart Blackton
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- United States
- 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
This short silent film updates the classic Charles Dickens story by moving it to early 20th century America. It shows the life of a young boy named Oliver who faces hardships in a modern setting.
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What happens
A Modern Oliver Twist รจ un cortometraggio muto del 1906 diretto da James Stuart Blackton. Liberamente ispirato alle vicende del celebre romanzo di Charles Dickens, ne attualizzava la trama dall'Inghilterra dell'Ottocento all'America del primo Novecento, mostrando la vita di "un moderno Oliver Twist". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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