Ma Cousine (1900)
Directed by Marguerite Vrignault this is an earl short film. A scene involving two couples which ends with a woman dancing.
To be honest it is a bit hard to make out what is supposed to be happening in the scene and takes too long to get to the dancing part. Not the best from this director. Needs some title cards or sound to let the viewer know what is happening.
2/5
La Korrigane (1900)
Directed by Marguerite Vrignault this is an early short film. Three women dance for the camera.
There is some nice colour tinting on this one and a good painted backdrop. A decent amount of charm on show here. About what you would expect in terms of the dancing.
3/5
A House of Dynamite (2025)
Directed by Kathryn Bigelow this film stars Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso and Jared Harris. The United States faces an incoming nuclear missile from an unknown source.
I am not sure this film adds much new to the discussion on nuclear weapons, it covers familiar ground in a contrived situation. The film falls short of showing the true horrors which feels like pulling punches. A bit disappointing given the great cast on offer.
3/5
Le Maitre de ballet (1900)
Directed by Marguerite Vrignault this early short film stars Jules Moy. A ballet teacher gets angry at an unseen class.
Decent use of synchronised sound. A fun little comedy that works decently even if like me you do not really understand French. Survives in good quality.
3/5
Le Cid (1900)
Directed by Marguerite Vrignault this is an early short film. A man and a woman dance for the camera.
A fun little short with a decent amount of action. The image quality is fine for the age of the film. I was expecting a bit more Charlton Heston.
3/5
Javanese Dance (1900)
Directed by Marguerite Vrignault this is an early short film. A French woman does a traditional Javanese dance.
Not really the best to be stealing someone else's culture, who knows if this dancer gets it right or not. No surprise given the era the film is from, still we can do better. The direction is fine.
2/5
Ighigenie en Tauride (1900)
Directed by Marguerite Vrignault this short film stars Jeanne Hatto. A woman sings for the camera.
A mixture of colour tinting and synchronised sound. Here the colour is not as vibrant as in some of the other shorts I have seen from the same director. Pretty impressive for its age.
3/5
