My Uncle Benjamin (1924)
- Directed by
- René Leprince
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- France
- 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 silent comedy follows a charming and mischievous man named Benjamin. He gets into a series of amusing adventures and romantic entanglements in 18th century France.
lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulbreezyold-fashionedcomicalfast-paced
What happens
My Uncle Benjamin (French: Mon oncle Benjamin) is a 1924 French silent comedy film directed by René Leprince and starring Léon Mathot, Madeleine Erickson and Charles Lamy. It is based on the 1843 novel My Uncle Benjamin by Claude Tillier, later adapted again into a 1969 film of the same title. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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