The Land Beyond the Sunset (1912)

Directed by

Harold M. Shaw

Genre

drama film, fantasy film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

14 min

Rated

NR

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 40 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy lives unhappily with his cruel grandmother. He joins a social welfare group for an outing in the countryside, where he experiences a fleeting sense of freedom and wonder.

melancholichopefulgentlebittersweetquietdreamlikepoignantnostalgic

What happens

The Land Beyond the Sunset is a 1912 short, silent drama film which tells the story of a young boy, oppressed by his grandmother, who goes on an outing in the country with a social welfare group. It stars Martin Fuller, Mrs. William Bechtel, Walter Edwin, and Bigelow Cooper. Produced by Edison Studios in collaboration with the Fresh Air Fund, the screenplay was written by Dorothy G. Shore and directed by Harold M. Shaw. In 2000, The Land Beyond the Sunset was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". It is included on the DVD Treasures from American Film Archives (2000). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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