The Message (1909)

Directed by

D. W. Griffith

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

10 min

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 young woman marries an honest farmer and turns down a city suitor. Years later the suitor returns and tempts her to leave her happy family for an easier life.

slow-burntranquiltroubledromanticmelancholicmoralrestrainedsilent-era

What happens

The Message è un cortometraggio muto del 1909 diretto da David W. Griffith. Effie sposa David, un onesto agricoltore, respingendo invece Harold Woodson, un corteggiatore che viene dalla città. Qualche anno dopo, l'uomo torna all'attacco, cercando di convincerla a fuggire con lui, irretendola con il miraggio di una vita più facile e più stimolante. Tanto che lei, fino a quel momento moglie e madre felice, sta quasi per cedere alla tentazione. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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