Underplayed Gems

Au Cabaret (1899)

Au Cabaret poster
Original title
Au cabaret
Directed by
Alice Guy-Blaché
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
France
Runtime
1 min
Rating
4.2 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A very short silent comedy from 1899 shows people in a cabaret. It mixes a joke with a warning about the dangers of drinking alcohol.

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What happens

Au cabaret je francouzský němý film z roku 1899. Režisérkou je Alice Guy (1873–1968). Film trvá necelou minutu a obsahuje jak komický tak vzdělávací rozměr (nebezpečí alkoholismu). Alice Guy se pravděpodobně inspirovala snímkem Une partie de cartes (1896) od Georgese Mélièseho nebo snímkem Partie d’écarté (1895) od Louise Lumièra. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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