Barnet Horse Fair (1896)
- Directed by
- Robert W. Paul
- Genre
- documentary film, silent film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This is a very short silent film showing roundabouts at a fair in 1896. It was the first moving picture record of this annual horse and livestock market.
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What happens
Barnet Fair is an 1896 British short black-and-white silent actuality film produced by Birt Acres. The surviving portion shows roundabouts at the fair and can be viewed on the BFI Player (for free, if in the UK). This was the first moving picture record of the event. Birt Acres would go on to make five further films of the fair in 1897. The Barnet Fair had begun in the 16th century and was originally held twice a year before becoming an annual event. Up until the 20th century it mainly involved the sale of horses and other livestock. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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