Cultural object · Europeana
VIDEO- Creator
- Chomón, Segundo de
- Contributor
- Chomón, Segundo de
- Year
- 1908
- Place
- http://data.europeana.eu/place/216272
- Country
- Spain
- Provider
- Catalunya Film Archive
- Collection
- 08641_EFG_FDC
On a stage with an oriental backdrop, a Japanese magician performs a series of magic tricks in which he makes a number of characters appear and disappear, who go on to dance around the stage with colourful parasols. Finally, a large butterfly appears which then turns into a woman, who performs a serpentine dance. The 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 an
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