A Private Dinner (1897)
- Directed by
- Georges Méliès
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- France
- 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 short silent film from the 1890s by Georges Melies. It shows a private dinner between two people. The film was considered a risqué subject for its time.
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What happens
A Private Dinner (French: En cabinet particulier) is an 1897 French short silent film by Georges Méliès. It was sold by Méliès's Star Film Company and is numbered 127 in its catalogues. The film is one of a small group of risqué "mature subjects" (i.e. stag films) Méliès made around this time; others included Peeping Tom at the Seaside, A Hypnotist at Work, and After the Ball. A Private Dinner is currently presumed lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Grandes Manœuvres (1896)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.