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TIL the first movie about the sinking of the Titanic premiered only 31 days after she sank, and was written by an actress who survived the sinking, who also starred in it. She later had a nervous breakdown and never acted again.

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[–] kfchan@fedia.io 172 points 3 months ago (17 children)

I'm having a nervous brea reading this comment thread

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[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 92 points 3 months ago (4 children)

The film has now been completely lost, there's no surviving copies. It's pretty crazy that something that important was just allowed to vanish from history.

[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 16 points 3 months ago (3 children)
[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 months ago

(I was so sure that this was going to be a Lazy Town song)

Anyway, link to the initiative:

[–] Rexelpitlum@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 months ago

This actually is a really good modern example and quite relevant!

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[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Seriously asking - why is it 'this important'?
Like a still fresh testimony?

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 17 points 3 months ago

It's perhaps not the most historically important film, but it's importance seem more than the cost would have been of preserving a few prints in different places.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The only still fresh testimony.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I read it as

The only still fresh taxonomy.

:D

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[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 64 points 3 months ago (29 children)

She had a nervous brea?

I hate when that happens.

[–] Rexelpitlum@discuss.tchncs.de 51 points 3 months ago (2 children)

She clearly had a nervous bread:

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 32 points 3 months ago (1 children)

the yeast of her problems, really

[–] No_Eponym@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Poor Eclair, donut make fun of her like that.

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[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

Spanish for tar. She had a nervous tar, but in Spanish.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Nervous breath? We'll never know.

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[–] TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works 39 points 3 months ago (1 children)

These broken titles are infuriating and I'll down vote every single one no matter the content

[–] djsaskdja@reddthat.com 9 points 3 months ago

My instance doesn’t even allow downvotes. That’s like 2 layers of irony lol.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 34 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think there's something wrong with the tit

[–] boatsnhos615@lemmings.world 14 points 3 months ago

I had a nervous brea one time. Nearly shat me britches

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