The Broken Violin (1928)
- Directed by
- Oscar Micheaux
- Country
- United States
- Rating
- 8.0 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.
How it feels
A young African American woman is a gifted violin player. She faces poverty and her father's alcoholism but pursues her dream of becoming a musician and finding love.
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What happens
The Broken Violin is an American silent film directed by Oscar Micheaux, released in 1928. The film is based on Micheaux's unpublished novel, House of Mystery. It is about a beautiful African-American prodigy who plays violin. She overcomes her impoverished background and alcoholic father (who breaks her violin), in order to find success in music and love. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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