Quo Vadis (1913)
- Original title
- Quo Vadis?
- Directed by
- Enrico Guazzoni
- Genre
- drama film, silent film, sword-and-sandal film, historical film
- Country
- Kingdom of Italy
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 22 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.
How it feels
This is a silent Italian epic set in ancient Rome. It follows a Roman commander who falls in love with a Christian woman during the reign of Emperor Nero.
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What happens
Quo Vadis is an Italian film directed by Enrico Guazzoni for Cines in 1913, based on the 1896 novel of the same name written by Henryk Sienkiewicz. It was one of the first blockbusters in the history of cinema, with 5,000 extras, lavish sets, and a lengthy running time of two hours, setting the standard for "superspectacles" for decades to come. A worldwide success, it premiered in Germany at the opening night of the Ufa-Pavillon am Nollendorfplatz (Berlin's first purpose-built, free-standing cinema), on 19 March 1913. In an unusual departure from normal cinematic practice, the crowd scenes were reinforced with "special mobs" of live costumed actors in the auditorium. Quo Vadis was the first film to be projected in the Astor Theatre, a first-class theater on Broadway, where it was screened for nine months from April to December 1913. The film's first screening in London was for King George V, in the Royal Albert Hall, who complimented the performers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Madame Guillotine (1916)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.