When the Studio Burned
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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