A Dança Serpentina (1896)

Directed by

Aurélio Paz dos Reis

Genre

silent film

Country

Portugal

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.

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How it feels

A woman performs a serpentine dance in a backyard. It is one of the earliest films made in Portugal.

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What happens

A Dança Serpentina é um dos primeiros filmes portugueses, realizado por Aurélio da Paz dos Reis em 1896, gravada na própria residência de Aurélio da Paz dos Reis e com a participação da dançarina brasileira Cinira Polónio, a dançar a chamada serpentine dance, criada por Loie Fuller e muito popular na época. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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