PAPILLONS JAPONAIS, LES

  • Altri titoli: JAPANISCHE SCHMETTERLINGE
  • Genere: Short film
  • Anno: 1908
  • Descrizione: On a stage with an oriental backdrop, a Japanese magician performs a series of magic tricks in which he makes a number of characters appear and disappear, who go on to dance around the stage with colourful parasols. Finally, a large butterfly appears which then turns into a woman, who performs a serpentine dance. The film forms part of what is known as 'cinema of attractions', successor to the popular shows of the late nineteenth century. Beyond a simple narrative, the film seeks to astound and amaze the audience through a series of visual tricks: transformations, overlays, substitutions and reverse motion, among others.
  • Parole chiave: japonesos; danses; papallones; cucs de seda; dansa serpentina; ombrel·les; atraccions; trucatge; Cinema dels orígens / attractions; trick photography; early cinema; magic; Japanese people; dances; butterflies; silkworms; serpentine dance; parasols;
  • Fonte esterna: Filmoteca de Catalunya
  • Diritti: Public Domain
  • Casa di produzione: Pathé Frères
  • Colori: Colour
  • Director: Chomón, Segundo de
  • Sound: Without sound
  • Collezione: Segundo de Chomón