The New Magdalen (1912)
- Directed by
- Herbert Brenon
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- United States
- 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.
How it feels
A woman tries to escape her past and start a new life. The film follows her struggles with identity and social judgment.
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What happens
The New Magdalen รจ un cortometraggio muto del 1912 diretto da Herbert Brenon conosciuto poi anche con il titolo A Designing Woman in una riedizione del 1916. Il film era interpretato da Vivian Prescott, Jane Fearnley, William R. Dunn, William E. Shay. La sceneggiatura firmata dallo stesso regista si basa sull'omonimo romanzo di Wilkie Collins che venne adattato per lo schermo nel 1910 con The New Magdalen, diretto da Joseph A. Golden e nel 1914 con The New Magdalen, diretto da Travers Vale. Prodotto dalla Independent Moving Pictures Co. of America (IMP), aveva come interpreti Vivian Prescott, Jane Fearnley, William R. Dunn, William E. Shay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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