Akrobatisches Potpourri
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Akrobatisches Potpourri | |
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Directed by | Max Skladanowsky Emil Skladanowsky |
Produced by | Max Skladanowsky |
Starring | Grunato family |
Cinematography | Max Skladanowsky |
Release date(s) | November 1, 1895 |
Running time | 6 seconds |
Country | Germany |
Language | Silent |
IMDb profile |
Akrobatisches Potpourri (also known as Gymnastikerfamilie Grunato) is an 1895 German short black-and-white silent documentary film directed and produced by Max and Emil Skladanowsky and starring the Grunato family. It is one of the first German produced films. [1]
Filmed in the park of the Berlin-Moabit Public Theatre this short film shows the balancing act performance of this family of 8 performers. [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: Italienischer Bauerntanz, Komisches Reck, Serpentinen Tanz, Der Jongleur Paul Petras, Das Boxende Känguruh, Akrobatisches Potpourri, Kamarinskaja, Ringkampf and Apotheose. Each film lasted approximately 6 seconds and would be repeated several times. [3]
[edit] References
- ^ Akrobatisches Potpourri (HTML). Silent Era. Retrieved on 2007-03-18.
- ^ AKROBATISCHES POTPOURRI (HTML). BFI Film & TV Database. Retrieved on 2007-03-18.
- ^ Max Skladanowsky (HTML). Who's Who of Victorian Cinema. Retrieved on 2007-03-18.