Fattigdommens forbandelse (1911)
- Directed by
- Halfdan Nobel Roede
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- Norway
- Runtime
- 30 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.
How it feels
This is a Norwegian silent film from 1911, considered the country's first feature length drama. It depicts a small story set in the darker parts of life, told in three acts. The film is now lost, so its exact plot is unknown.
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What happens
Fattigdommens forbandelse (The Curses of Poverty) is a Norwegian silent film that premiered at the Kosmorama Theater in Kristiania (now Oslo) on October 7, 1911. The film is considered the first Norwegian feature film, and was also announced as "the first Norwegian art film" (Den første norske kunstfilm). It was directed by Halfdan Nobel Roede, who also directed the films Under forvandlingens lov (1911), Alt for Norge (1912), and Hemmeligheden (1912). The film is considered lost, and so its exact content is not known, but the film was described as a "a mini-drama on the shady side of life in three acts" (minodrama paa Livets Skyggeside i 3 Akter). The indoor scenes were filmed at Riis farm in Vestre Aker. The outdoor scene was partly filmed in Son, and partly elsewhere. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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La Souris blanche (1911)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.