That Eternal Ping-Pong (1902)

Directed by

Percy Stow

Genre

comedy film, silent film

Country

United Kingdom

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 short silent comedy from 1902. A young couple starts a game of ping pong. A jump to the year 2000 shows their skeletons still playing.

whimsicalplayfulabsurdlightheartedgag-drivendatedbriefvisual

What happens

That Eternal Ping-Pong è un cortometraggio muto del 1902 diretto da Percy Stow e interpretato da May Clark. Una giovane coppia formata da un ragazzo e una ragazza cominciano, nel 1902, una partita a ping pong. Nel 2000, i loro scheletri stanno continuando a giocare. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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