Pierrot the Prodigal (1914)

Original title

L'histoire d'un Pierrot

Directed by

Baldassarre Negroni

Genre

silent film

Country

Kingdom of Italy

Runtime

50 min

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 5 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.

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How it feels

A Pierrot character leaves his home and family to find adventure and love. He eventually returns after making many mistakes and losing everything.

melodramatictragicromanticslow-burnold-fashionedbittersweetsentimentaldramaticvisually stark

What happens

Pierrot the Prodigal (French: Histoire d'un Pierrot) is a 1914 Italian silent film directed by Baldassarre Negroni and starring Francesca Bertini, Leda Gys and Emilio Ghione. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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