Underplayed Gems

Vadim (1910)

Vadim poster
Original title
Вадим
Directed by
Pyotr Chardynin
Genre
silent film, drama fiction
Country
Russian Empire
Runtime
15 min
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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 drama from 1910 about a man named Vadim. The story unfolds through gestures and title cards in the early Russian film style.

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What happens

Pyotr Ivanovich Chardynin (Russian: Пётр Иванович Чардынин) (10 February [O.S. 28 January] 1873 – 14 August 1934) was a Russian and Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor. One of the pioneers of the film industry in the Russian Empire, Chardynin directed over a hundred silent films during his career. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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