Bondefangeri i Vaterland (1911)

Directed by

Pehr Qværnstrøm

Genre

comedy film, silent film, crime film

Country

Norway

Runtime

10 min

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

This is a silent comedy about con artists working in a poor neighborhood in early 1900s Oslo. It shows prostitutes and beggars trying to get by.

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What happens

Bondefangeri i Vaterland (Con Job in Vaterland) is a Norwegian silent film from 1911 that is considered lost. The film portrayed prostitutes and beggars in Oslo's Vaterland neighborhood. The film premiered at the Kosmorama Theater in Kristiania (now Oslo) on November 11, 1911. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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