Bauerntanz zweier Kinder

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Bauerntanz zweier Kinder
Directed by Max Skladanowsky
Cinematography Max Skladanowsky
Release date(s) November 2, 1895 [1]
Country Germany
Language Silent
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Bauerntanz zweier Kinder (also known as Italienischer Bauerntanz or Italian Folk dance) is an 1895 German short black-and-white silent documentary film directed by Max Skladanowsky. The film captures two children from Ploetz-Lorello, performing a dance. [2]

It was one of a series of films produced to be projected by a magic lantern and formed part of the Wintergarten Performances, the first projections of film in Europe to a paying audience. The film titles for the initial program were: Bauerntanz zweier Kinder, Komisches Reck, Serpentine Tanz, Der Jongleur Paul Petras, Das Boxende Kanguruh, Akrobatisches Potpourri, Kamarinskaja, Ringkampf and Apotheose. Each film lasted approximately 6 seconds and would be repeated several times. [3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bauerntanz zweier Kinder (HTML). 35 Millimeter (German language). Retrieved on 2007-03-29.
  2. ^ ITALIENISCHER BAUERNTANZ (HTLM). BFI Film & TV Database. Retrieved on 2007-03-18.
  3. ^ Max Skladanowsky (HTML). Who's Who of Victorian Cinema. Retrieved on 2007-03-18.