Distinguishing Features (1929)

Original title

Besondere Kennzeichen

Directed by

Edmund Heuberger

Genre

silent film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 35m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 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.

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How it feels

A German silent crime film where characters are identified by their distinguishing features. The story follows a criminal case and the police investigation.

old-fashionedstraightforwardgrittyunderstatedatmosphericlow-keystark

What happens

Distinguishing Features (German: Besondere Kennzeichen) is a German silent crime film directed by Edmund Heuberger. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by Gustav A. Knauer and Willy Schiller. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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