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Movie poster: When the Studio Burned (1913)
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When the Studio Burned

1913 · 13 min Drama
5.0 / 10 · TMDB

A recreation of the Thanhouser Studio fire of 13 January 1913, it includes the rescue of a small child from the flaming building.

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Year 1913
Country United States of America
Genre Drama
Director Lawrence Marston
Runtime 13 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.0/10 (1 votes)

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The film constructs its narrative from the tension between disaster and its immediate dramatization, relying on authentic footage of the fire to build a staged rescue. It explores cinema's innate ability to document reality while simultaneously transforming it into spectacle.

What lingers after viewing is the raw power of early cinema to process trauma through performance, creating myth from ashes in real time. It's a foundational text on the birth of cinematic storytelling. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Lawrence Marston

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In dim light, with a focus on the archaeology of film form and early spectacle.

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