Children of the Streets (1914)

Original title

Gatans barn

Directed by

Victor Sjöström

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

Sweden

Runtime

54 min

Rated

15

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.

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How it feels

A Swedish silent drama about people struggling to get by on the city streets. One character ends up committing suicide.

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What happens

Gatans barn (lit. 'Street children') is a 1914 Swedish silent drama film directed by Victor Sjöström. It premiered on 19 October 1914. The lead roles were played by Lili Bech and Gunnar Tolnæs. A review in Svenska Dagbladet described the film as "sad and dramatic...ends with a suicide, well-filmed and well-directed" (sorgligt och dramatiskt och slutar med själfmord, väl inspeladt och med god regi). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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