The Castaway (1912)
- Genre
- silent film
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- United States
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How it feels
A person is stranded on an island and must cope with isolation. The film shows their struggle to survive alone.
silentshortnostalgicsimpleatmosphericslow-burnmelancholicunsettling
What happens
The Castaway (o The Castaways) รจ un cortometraggio muto del 1912. Il nome del regista non viene riportato nei credit del film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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