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Post by schlager7 on Mar 12, 2009 18:00:14 GMT -6
If there are more early films of what are, essentially, stage pieces, this could be a very worthy area to sift through. I'd certainly be curious to see more. Your wish is my command, bladesparks. Here are a few notes to start us off. The video in question is of the famous duel and ballade-composition scene which occurs at the beginning of Edmond Rostand's play, Cyrano de Bergerac. A couple of things set this film apart. 1.) This was shot in 1900, only three years after the play first opened. 2.) It features BenoƮt-Constant Coquelin, the actor who created the role with Rostand. 3.) In spite of the fact this film is from 1900 is is NOT silent. A wax audio cylinder was cut along with the shooting of the film and the intent was to play them together. Okay, it is in French, not English, but still...
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Post by fightgal on Mar 13, 2009 14:45:16 GMT -6
Very cool! Yet again, I see the same issues created by having a "postage stamp" sized playing space. (if you watch closely you'll see one of the players on your right duck to avoid Cyrano's blade) The emphasis is on Cyrano's poetry and just a few quick moves with the blade.
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