The Old Curiosity Shop (1911)
- Directed by
- Barry O'Neil
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 10 min
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- 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
A grandfather's gambling addiction plunges him and his granddaughter into poverty. The story follows the consequences of his actions, which ultimately lead to the girl's death.
silent-eratragicmelancholicstarksentimentalslow-pacedsomberrestrained
What happens
The Old Curiosity Shop is a 1911 American silent short drama film produced by the Thanhouser Company. The film is an adaptation of the 1841 novel The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens that was limited to the time constrictions of the single reel format. The film focuses on the grandfather who gambles into poverty and the consequences which eventually claim the life of Little Nell. Its survival and attribution as a Thanhouser film was noted by Kamilla Elliott in her 2003 book Rethinking the Novel/Film Debate under the title Little Nell. In 2012, the work was confirmed to be a Thanhouser production at the Pordenone Silent Film Festival. The identification of the film as Little Nell arose due to head of the film having been lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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