Os Óculos do Vovô (1913)
- Directed by
- Francisco Santos
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- Brazil
- Runtime
- 15 min
- Rated
- A
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 9 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
A Brazilian silent comedy from 1913 about a grandfather and his glasses. It is a simple domestic scene preserved in a short fragment.
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What happens
Os Óculos do Vovô (Grandpa's Glasses) is a Brazilian silent film from 1913, and the oldest Brazilian fiction film still preserved. Directed by the Portuguese Francisco Dias Ferreira dos Santos (1873–1937), the film was originally produced in the city of Pelotas by the company Guarany Fábrica de Fitas Cinematográficas. Fragments of it were rescued in the 1970s and the version that's been preserved is just over four minutes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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