Underplayed Gems

Cretinetti più del solito (1911)

Cretinetti più del solito poster
Genre
silent film
Country
Italy
Runtime
7 min
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

Cretinetti tries to do everyday tasks but always ends up taking ridiculous and bizarre paths. He uses a rope to leave through a window while lighting a cigarette, sets a newspaper on fire to complicate things, drops his hat and picks it up without using his hands, and hands a bag to some criminals before breaking into a police station through a wall.

slapstickabsurdplayfullightheartedchaoticfast-pacedsilly

What happens

Cretinetti più del solito è un cortometraggio del 1911 Cretinetti si impegna a fare cose nella vita di tutti i giorni, ma con cambiamento di percorso assurdo e singolare. D'istinto con una corda ed accendendosi una sigaretta attraverso la finestra esce di casa, ma tutto questo avviene perché con un fiammifero accende una candela che serve per bruciare un giornale. Per complicare le cose si butta in terra per rimettersi il cappello che è caduto senza l'uso delle mani, consegna amichevolmente una borsa a dei malviventi ed per finire entra rompendo il muro in una stazione di polizia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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