Don César de Bazan (1909)

Directed by

Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset

Genre

silent film

Country

France

Elsewhere

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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 French silent film from 1909. It adapts a play that was based on a Victor Hugo story about a nobleman and a valet.

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What happens

Don César de Bazan est un film muet français réalisé par Victorin Jasset, sorti en 1909. Il s'agit d'une adaptation de la pièce de théâtre du même titre de Philippe Dumanoir et Adolphe d'Ennery, elle-même tirée du Ruy Blas de Victor Hugo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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