Ravished Armenia (1919)

Original title

Auction of Souls

Directed by

Oscar Apfel

Genre

silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 8 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 young Armenian woman recounts her experiences during the 1915 genocide. She survives persecution and displacement by the Ottoman Empire. The film is based on her own autobiography and stars her as herself.

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What happens

Ravished Armenia, also known as Auction of Souls, is a 1919 American silent film based on the autobiographical book Ravished Armenia by Arshaluys "Aurora" Mardiganian, who also played herself in the lead role of the film. The film, which depicts the 1915 Armenian genocide by the Ottoman Empire from the point of view of Armenian survivor Mardiganian, survives only in fragments. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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