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Grandma's Reading Glass (1900)

Grandma's Reading Glass is a 1900 British short silent drama film, directed by George Albert Smith, featuring a young Willy who borrows a huge magnifying glass to focus on various objects, which was shot to demonstrate the new technique of close-up. The film, according to Michael Brooke of BFI Screenonline, "was one of the first films to cut between medium shot and point-of-view close-up.

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Director: George Albert Smith|George Albert Smith (inventor)
Release date: November 1, 1900
Running time: 1 min 20 secs

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