Friday 7 April 2017

The first flight on film

The Conquest of the Air (1901)

Directed by and starting Ferdinand Zecca this is an early short film. A man uses his latest invention to fly over Paris.

This is a very short film that does not really have a plot to it and is pretty much a single special effect. The flying craft depicted is decently odd but there is not even a hint of a narrative here. I suppose the effect is decent for the era but is slightly flawed.


2/5

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