Underplayed Gems

Smích a pláč (1898)

Smích a pláč poster
Directed by
Jan Kříženecký
Genre
silent film
Country
Austria–Hungary
Runtime
1 min
Rating
3.1 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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

This is one of the first Czech silent films. It features a comedian making faces to show laughter and crying.

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What happens

Smích a pláč, také Pláč a smích nebo Tvář Švába-Malostranského je jeden ze tří prvních českých němých filmů. Natočil je na námět českého komika a písničkáře Josefa Švába Malostranského průkopník českého filmu Jan Kříženecký. Byly vyrobeny u příležitosti pořádání Výstavy architektury a inženýrství v Praze v létě 1898. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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