Underplayed Gems

Boulevard des Italiens (1896)

Boulevard des Italiens poster
Directed by
Georges Méliès
Genre
documentary film, silent film
Country
France
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This is a silent short documentary from 1896 that shows everyday activity on a Parisian boulevard. It was filmed by Georges Méliès with a stationary camera outside his own theater.

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What happens

Boulevard des Italiens é um curta-metragem mudo francês de 1896, dirigido e produzido por Georges Méliès. Registrado com o número 18 no catálogo da Star Film, é atualmente considerado presumidamente perdido. O filme é um actuality film — registro documental de cena cotidiana filmada com câmera fixa — e tem interesse histórico particular: Méliès filmou o boulevard onde seu próprio teatro estava situado, o Théâtre Robert-Houdin, no número 8 do mesmo logradouro. Em 1897, Méliès retornaria ao mesmo local para filmar Cortège du bœuf gras, Boulevard des Italiens. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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