Necessity Is the Mother of Invention (1909)

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

A man devises a plan when his son steals his clothes. He puts on women's clothing to solve the problem.

lightheartedplayfulwhimsicalsimpleshortdatedmildly amusing

What happens

Necessity Is the Mother of Invention è un cortometraggio muto del 1909 diretto da Lewin Fitzhamon. Quando il figlio gli ruba i vestiti, un uomo deve aguzzare l'ingegno e trova una soluzione mettendosi degli abiti da donna. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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