The Cloister and the Hearth (1913)
- Directed by
- Cecil Hepworth
- Genre
- silent film, medieval film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- 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 silent film follows a young man torn between his love for a woman and his desire to become a monk. It shows the struggle of choosing a life path in medieval times.
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What happens
The Cloister and the Hearth is a 1913 British silent historical film directed by Cecil M. Hepworth and starring Alec Worcester, Alma Taylor and Hay Plumb. It is an adaptation of Charles Reade's 1861 novel The Cloister and the Hearth. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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