Unseen cinema. 7, Viva la dance. M. Lavelle, physical culture, no.1 /
Viva La Dance is part of the film retrospective Unseen Cinema that explores long-forgotten American experimental cinema. The viewing of strong men (and women) running through their extraordinary musculature routines was ever fascinating and fun to watch. The then "new" film going occasion...
| Format: | Video |
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| Language: | No linguistic content |
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United States :
Filmmakers Showcase,
[1905]
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Viva La Dance is part of the film retrospective Unseen Cinema that explores long-forgotten American experimental cinema. The viewing of strong men (and women) running through their extraordinary musculature routines was ever fascinating and fun to watch. The then "new" film going occasion made the transgressive goggling of naked bodies an acceptable form of popular entertainment for motion picture audiences, even though many viewers were shocked by the articulated display. --Bruce Posner. Frederick S. Armitage, an innovative cameraman-director for the American Mutoscope and Biograph Co. (c. 1899-1905) and the Edison Company (1909- ?), made an early attempt to combine film and sound in "A Gay Old Boy", 1899 and several prototype "special effects" films featuring innovative cinematography and printing techniques. --Paul Spehr. 16mm from 35mm 1.33:1 black and white silent, 1:33 minutes. Production: American Mutoscope and Biograph Co. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed July 24, 2020). "Early American avant-garde film 1893-1941". |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (2 minutes) : silent, black and white |
| Playing Time: | 00:01:34 |