Poverty and Compassion (1908)

Directed by

Lewin Fitzhamon

Genre

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

This is a short silent film from 1908. It shows a poor man who is sent to prison for stealing food to support his family.

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What happens

Poverty and Compassion è un cortometraggio muto del 1908 diretto da Lewin Fitzhamon. Un pover'uomo viene messo in carcere perché ha rubato per sfamare la sua famiglia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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