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International Dances (1902)

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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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