Das vierte Gebot (1914)

Genre

silent film

Country

Austria

Elsewhere

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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

This is a short silent film based on the play by Ludwig Anzengruber. It shows the consequences of breaking a religious rule in a 19th century Austrian setting.

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What happens

Das vierte Gebot è un cortometraggio muto del 1914 diretto da Carl Rudolf Friese. Fu il primo adattamento cinematografico del lavoro teatrale omonimo di Ludwig Anzengruber messo in scena in prima al Josefstädter Theater di Vienna il 29 dicembre 1877, che in seguito venne portato numerose volte sullo schermo sia al cinema che in tv. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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