Crainquebille (1922)
- Directed by
- Jacques Feyder
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- France, Belgium
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 11 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
An old street vendor in Paris is wrongly accused and arrested after a misunderstanding with a policeman. The film follows his struggle with the legal system and how his life unravels.
slow-burnmelancholicrealisticrestrainedsoberobservationalpoignant
What happens
Crainquebille is a 1922 French silent film directed by Jacques Feyder. The film was known as Bill in the US and as Old Bill of Paris and Coster Bill of Paris in the UK. The restored film is now known for its cinematic realism compared to many other films of the silent era. It is based on the 1901 novel L'Affaire Crainquebille by Anatole France, which was later adapted into a 1934 sound film Crainquebille. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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