Malencontre (1920)
- Directed by
- Germaine Dulac
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- France
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 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.
How it feels
This is a French silent drama from 1920. An orphan taken in by a marquise is in love with her benefactor's son. She poisons her half-sister to stop the marriage and later tries to poison a new fiancée.
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What happens
Malencontre est un film muet français réalisé par Germaine Dulac, sorti en 1920. Brinda est une orpheline qui a été recueillie par la marquise de Malencontre. Amoureuse de Patrice, le fils de sa bienfaitrice, elle empoisonne sa demi-sœur que le jeune homme voulait épouser. Alors qu'elle allait recommencer en prenant pour cible la nouvelle fiancée de Patrice, elle est démasquée et avale le poison. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Le Silence (1920)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.