Francesca da Rimini (1911)

Directed by

Ugo Falena

Genre

silent film

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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 black and white silent film adapts the story from Dante's Divine Comedy. It follows the tragic love between Paolo and Francesca, which ends in their deaths.

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What happens

Francesca da Rimini est un film italien réalisé par Ugo Falena, sorti en 1911. Ce film muet en noir et blanc est la troisième adaptation au cinéma de la pièce de théâtre éponyme de Gabriele D'Annunzio, elle-même inspirée du chant V de la Divine Comédie de Dante, qui raconte l'histoire tragique des amants Paolo et Francesca. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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