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Păpușa (1911)

Păpușa poster
Genre
silent film
Country
Romania

How it feels

This silent film from 1911 is an adaptation of an operetta, staged by a theater troupe in Ploiesti. The text was divided into scenes that matched the length of a film reel, and actors froze in place while the camera was reloaded. The film is now considered lost.

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What happens

Păpușa reprezintă titlul unui film românesc din 1911. Acesta a reprezentat, de fapt, o aranjare pentru cinematrograf a operetei cu același nume, aranjare realizată de operatorii Nicolae Barbelian și Demichelli, care veniseră cu aparatele de filmat și pelicula. Filmarea a fost realizată la Ploiești, șeful trupei de actori și probabil regizorul spectacolelor fiind un anume Marinescu. Barbelian a împărțit textul piesei pe scene, aproximându-le la lungimea unei bobine de film (60 m). Astfel, la un semnal prestabilit, actorii rămâneau nemișcați până când era reîncărcat aparatul. Astăzi, filmul este considerat pierdut. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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