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On a stage featuring a backdrop decorated with plants and flowers, a girl performs a series of magic tricks. The short ends with a phantasmagoria of women, flowers and the final apotheosis. This film forms part of what is known as 'cinema of attractions', successor to the popular shows of the late nineteenth century. Beyond a simple narrative, the film seeks to astound and amaze the audience thr…
Contributors
- Chomón, Segundo de
- Chomón, Segundo de
- Ibérico Film
- Segundo de Chomón
Creator
- Chomón, Segundo de
- Segundo de Chomón
Subject
- attractions
- trick photography
- early cinema
- magic
- transformations
- disappearances
- flowers
- transformation
Type of item
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300263846
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300136900
- Film
Contributors
- Chomón, Segundo de
- Chomón, Segundo de
- Ibérico Film
- Segundo de Chomón
Creator
- Chomón, Segundo de
- Segundo de Chomón
Subject
- attractions
- trick photography
- early cinema
- magic
- transformations
- disappearances
- flowers
- transformation
Type of item
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300263846
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300136900
- Film
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Creation date
- 1912
- 1912
Provenance
- Filmoteca de Catalunya
Identifier
- 1037479000000476971
- 1037479000000476971
Is part of
- Europeana XX: Century of Change
Year
- 1912
Providing country
- Spain
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-07-26T22:20:49.452Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2021-11-05T10:35:19.428Z