The Eternal Grind (1916)
- Directed by
- John B. O'Brien
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 41 min
- 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
The film follows workers in a garment factory. A young woman faces hardships and tragedy in the workplace. It is based on a real disaster from 1911.
somberhistoricalemotionally heavyslow-burnsocially consciousgrittymelancholicpoignant
What happens
The Eternal Grind is a 1916 silent drama film directed by John B. O'Brien, and starring Mary Pickford. The film is inspired by the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, which took place in 1911. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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