El heredero de Casa Pruna (1904)

Original title

El heredero de casa Pruna

Directed by

Segundo de Chomón

Genre

silent film

Country

Spain

Runtime

6 min

Rating

4.6 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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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 man inherits a large house. He must deal with the chaos that follows. The film is a short comedy from early cinema.

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What happens

El heredero de Casa Pruna (English: The Heir of the Pruna House, Catalan: L’hereu de Can Pruna) is a Spanish short silent film directed by Segundo de Chomón. It was shot in Barcelona in 1904 and released in Spain the same year, making it the first Spanish comedy film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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