International Dances (1902)

- Original title
- Danses cosmopolites à transformations
- Directed by
- Segundo de Chomón
- Genre
- silent film, dance film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 4 min
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This French silent film from 1902 shows a series of dances where performers' costumes change unexpectedly. The transformations were achieved by stopping the camera between each dance sequence.
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What happens
Danses cosmopolites à transformations est un film muet français tourné le 9 avril 1901, produit par Pathé Frères et sorti en 1902. C'était le « film pilote » de Danses et bals, une nouvelle série lancée par Pathé. Le film exploite un effet spectaculaire de transformation de costumes obtenu par interruption du tournage entre chaque danse. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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