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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1542

The Cheese Mites

19032.5 minUnited Kingdom

Synopsis

A man examines his cheese and discovers a microscopic world that spoils his appetite. The camera brings the movements of mites into view, changing an ordinary lunch into an unsettling spectacle.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 2:30
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · Francis Martin-Duncan (1873–1961) · Public domain

DirectorsF. Martin Duncan

Behind the scenes

F. Martin Duncan combines a staged opening with photography through a microscope. The complete presentation restores the human reaction that frames the scientific view.

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