The Beggar's Deceit (1900)
- Directed by
- Cecil Hepworth
- Genre
- short film, comedy film, silent film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1 min
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 5 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 beggar pretends to be blind while sitting on a street. Passersby react to his deception.
lightheartedplayfulsimplestaticobservationalbriskstage-like
What happens
The Beggar's Deceit is a 1900 British short film directed by Cecil Hepworth. The film is a comedy sketch shot from a static camera position, with the composition divided into thirds: on the left the beggar, in the centre the pavement and pedestrians, and to the right the road and vehicle traffic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Exchange Is No Robbery (1898)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.