Farmer Giles' Visit to London (1909)

Directed by

Theo Frenkel

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

A farmer named Giles visits London for the first time. He encounters con artists and swindlers who trick him out of his money.

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What happens

Farmer Giles' Visit to London è un cortometraggio muto del 1909 diretto da Theo Bouwmeester (Theo Frenkel). Giles, un contadino, è in visita nella grande città: Londra lo accoglie con una banda di falsari che lo imbrogliano e di truffatori che lo spogliano. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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