John Gilpin's Ride (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 silent film shows a man named John Gilpin having an amusing adventure on a runaway horse. The story comes from a poem by William Cowper.

lightheartedplayfulcharmingbriskcomicwhimsicalenergeticnostalgic

What happens

John Gilpin's Ride è un cortometraggio muto del 1908 diretto da Lewin Fitzhamon. Il soggetto del film si basa su una poesia di William Cowper. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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