Cinematic staging from 126 years ago in this three-shot film. Sort of a nonfiction-fiction-nonfiction sandwich.
DIVING FOR TREASURE (Robert W. Paul, 1900) rediscovered, restored, and recently digitized:
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Réalisation : Robert W. Paul Grande-Bretagne, 1900 Muet avec accompagnement par Enrico Camponovo De nombreuses perles des premiers temps du cinéma peuplent les collections de la Cinémathèque suisse....
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There’s a variation on the Annabelle Butterfly Dance at the end here 🦋
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Speaking of flowers, here's one of the beautiful stencil-colored rotating flower films from the collection of the EYE Filmmuseum in Amsterdam.
Veldbloemen (Gaumont, 1912) Watch to the end for a magical transformation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc2I...