Løvejagten (1907)

Directed by

Viggo Larsen

Genre

short film, silent film, adventure film

Country

Denmark

Runtime

11 min

Rating

4.3 of 10 from 11 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.

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How it feels

A Danish silent short film from 1907 shows a lion hunt in which two captive lions are actually shot and killed. This caused public outrage in Denmark at the time.

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What happens

Løvejagten (Danish for "the lion hunt", English title: The Lion Hunt) was a controversial 1907 silent film by Danish producer Ole Olsen and director Viggo Larsen. The short ten-minute movie caused an enormous public protest in Denmark because it depicted the actual shooting of two captive lions. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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