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KI RI KI, JAPANESE ACROBATS.
EQUILIBRISTES JAPONAIS
Set against a black backdrop, a troupe of acrobats of varying ages, dressed as and playing the part of Japanese people, perform a series of impossible balancing exercises that defy the laws of gravity. 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 …
Contributors
- Chomón, Segundo de
- Chomón, Segundo de
- Pathé Frères
- Pathé
- Segundo de Chomón
Creator
- Chomón, Segundo de
- Segundo de Chomón
Subject
- attractions
- trick photography
- early cinema
- Japanese people
- tricks
- acrobatics
- balancing
- acrobatics
- equilibristics
Type of item
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300263846
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300136900
- Film
Contributors
- Chomón, Segundo de
- Chomón, Segundo de
- Pathé Frères
- Pathé
- Segundo de Chomón
Creator
- Chomón, Segundo de
- Segundo de Chomón
Subject
- attractions
- trick photography
- early cinema
- Japanese people
- tricks
- acrobatics
- balancing
- acrobatics
- equilibristics
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
- 1907
- 1907
Provenance
- Filmoteca de Catalunya
Identifier
- 1037479000000476991
- 1037479000000476991
Is part of
- Europeana XX: Century of Change
Year
- 1907
Providing country
- Spain
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-07-26T22:20:46.569Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2021-11-05T10:35:19.428Z