Le Légataire universel (1909)

Directed by

André Calmettes

Genre

silent film

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 classic stage comedy from the 1700s about inheritance and family schemes.

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What happens

Le Légataire universel est un film muet français réalisé par André Calmettes, sorti en 1909. Le film est une adaptation de la pièce de théâtre en cinq actes et en vers de Jean-François Regnard Le Légataire universel représentée pour la première fois le lundi 9 janvier 1708, au Théâtre-Français, à Paris. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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