La Roue (1922)
- Directed by
- Abel Gance
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 4h 33m
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 67 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
A railway engineer adopts an orphaned girl and raises her with his son. A complex love triangle forms as both men fall for her, leading to jealousy and heartbreak.
epicmelodramaticintensetragicvisually innovativefast-pacedemotionalsweeping
What happens
La Roue (pronounced [la ʁu], 'The Wheel') is a French silent film, directed by Abel Gance, who also directed Napoléon and J'accuse. It was released in 1923. The film used then-revolutionary lighting techniques, and rapid scene changes and cuts. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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