The Virtue of Rags (1912)

Directed by

Theodore Wharton

Genre

silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

10 min

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

A grumpy landlord fires a rent collector for being too kind to a poor widow. Later the landlord dreams of being in need himself. This imagined experience makes him realize his mistakes and become more charitable.

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What happens

The Virtue of Rags è un cortometraggio muto del 1912 diretto da Theodore Wharton. Il padrone di casa, un uomo burbero e scontroso, licenzia l'incaricato che deve riscuotere gli affitti quando questi non ha il cuore di prendere i soldi a una povera vedova. Il vecchio avaro sogna poi di trovarsi anche lui in una situazione di bisogno. L'esperienza immaginata lo porta a rivedere la sua vita e a riconoscere i suoi errori, indirizzandolo verso un atteggiamento più caritatevole nei confronti del prossimo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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