The Star of Bethlehem (1912)

Original title

Star of Bethlehem

Directed by

Lawrence Marston

Genre

drama film, silent film, Christmas film

Country

United States

Runtime

40 min

Rated

NR

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 2 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.

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How it feels

This silent film tells the story of events leading up to the birth of Jesus. It is presented as a series of still, posed scenes.

quietreverentfragmentaryarchaicstagedsimplecontemplativedevotional

What happens

The Star of Bethlehem is a 1912 American silent film produced by Edwin Thanhouser and Charles J. Hite, and featuring Florence La Badie, James Cruze, and William Russell. The film is a retelling of Biblical events preceding the Nativity of Jesus. Directed by Lawrence Marston, the entire film is staged as brief tableaux. With much of the original lost (only 15 minutes survive), the existing footage can be difficult to interpret as a coherent whole. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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