The Drunkard's Child (1909)
- Original title
- Drunkard's Child
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 7 min
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 2 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 short silent film shows a child being abused by their alcoholic father. It is one of the earliest American movies to deal with child abuse in the home.
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What happens
The Drunkard's Child ("Il figlio dell'ubriacone") è un cortometraggio muto del 1909. È uno dei primissimi film americani ad affrontare il tema dell'abuso dei bambini in famiglia, in questo caso per mano del padre alcolizzato. Non si conoscono i nomi del regista, dell'attore bambino protagonista, né degli altri interpreti. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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And a Little Child Shall Lead Them (1909)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.