The Kleptomaniac
Watch TrailerA well-dressed woman leaves her home and takes a carriage to a department store. While she is in the store, she steals several items, and is caught by store employees. Meanwhile, a poor woman with two small children steals a loaf of bread out of desperation, and she is quickly caught and arrested. Both women are taken to the police station and then into court, to see what penalty each of them must face.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 1905 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Genre | Crime |
| Director | Edwin S. Porter |
| Runtime | 10 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.0/10 (14 votes) |
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Edwin S. Porter constructs a brief yet potent social drama, relying on parallel editing and expressive pantomime. It explores the hypocrisy of bourgeois justice by contrasting two legally identical but morally disparate crimes.
What lingers after the final frame is a stark, silent indictment of a system that punishes need while excusing greed. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Edwin S. Porter
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Watch as a silent parable on class and justice.
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