Serpentine Dance
Angelic and demonic serpentine dances from dawn of cinema. The dancer is Loie Fuller; the pioneer modern dancer. Recorded in Paris, and hand-colored frame by frame.
Louis Lumière
Director
Casts & Crew
Loïe Fuller
Dancer
Also Directed by Louis Lumière
Several little boys run along a pier, then jump into the ocean.
In the background is a house. In the foreground, a groom holds the reins of a sleek black horse that stands in profile. A tall man, dressed in a black uniform, demonstrates how to mount the horse then encourages and tries to assist a man in white. The man in white keeps falling, and soon it's apparent that he's an putting on a show. His pratfalls become more elaborate and stylish. The horse stands patient. The little groom laughs to see such sport. And finally, the man in white finds a comic accommodation. The story, though brief, has a beginning, middle, and end.
In very bad weather and a stormy sea, a small boat manned by two men is trying to leave the harbor of La Ciotat, while several people are watching them from the nearby pier.
Several shots of the carnival in Nice, floats and parade costumes, passing along the crowded streets.
Small glimpse of Paris city life.
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At the launch of a ship, of which we can only see the hull, the audience moves aside.
Four young people throwing buckets of water at each other.
A marriage procession following the bride and her father enter a church.
