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Le Cortège du Boeuf gras passant place de la Concorde

Le Cortège du Boeuf gras passant place de la Concorde poster
Directed by
Georges Méliès
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This is a silent short film that shows the Boeuf Gras parade moving through the Place de la Concorde in Paris. It was filmed on March 2, 1897 and is one of the earliest accurately dated newsreel films. The film is now considered lost.

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What happens

Le Cortège du Bœuf gras passant place de la Concorde (em português: O Cortejo do Boeuf Gras na Place de la Concorde) é um curta-metragem mudo francês de 1897, dirigido e produzido por Georges Méliès e lançado pela Star Film. Registrado sob os números 83–84 do catálogo Star Film, o filme documenta o cortejo do Bœuf gras passando pela Place de la Concorde em Paris, filmado em 2 de março de 1897. É um dos filmes de atualidade mais precisamente datados do catálogo Star Film, cuja data de filmagem é determinada diretamente pelo evento que documenta. O filme é atualmente considerado perdido. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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