Il pianoforte silenzioso (1910)

Directed by

Luigi Maggi

Genre

silent film

Country

Italy

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 silent short film from Italy about a legal dispute involving a piano. The story follows what happens when a piano falls silent and the copyright issues that arise.

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What happens

'Il pianoforte silenzioso è un cortometraggio muto italiano del 1910 diretto da Luigi Maggi e prodotto dalla casa torinese "Ambrosio". É noto per essere stato oggetto della prima vertenza legale sui diritti d'autore in campo cinematografico svoltasi in Italia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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