The Belgian (1918)

Directed by

Sidney Olcott

Genre

silent film

Country

United States

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 silent film from 1917 about a Belgian character during World War I. The story follows two lead actors in a dramatic situation.

historicalstagedmelodramaticperiodearnestseriousquietnostalgic

What happens

The Belgian is a 1917 American silent film directed by Sidney Olcott and produced by Sidney Olcott Players with Valentine Grant and Walker Whiteside in the leading roles. It is not known whether the film currently survives. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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