Humanity Through the Ages (1908)
- Original title
- La Civilisation à travers les âges
- Directed by
- Georges Méliès
- Genre
- drama film, silent film, historical film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 16 min
- Rating
- 2.0 of 10 from 1 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.
How it feels
A series of scenes show humans acting cruelly to each other across history. It starts with Cain and Abel and ends with a 1907 peace conference.
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What happens
Humanity Through the Ages (French: La Civilisation à travers les âges), released in the US initially as Humanity Through Ages, is a 1908 historical drama film directed by Georges Méliès. The film, now presumed lost, is an episodic narrative displaying examples of humankind's brutality, from the story of Cain and Abel through the Hague Convention of 1907. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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