Sound AND colour in 1900

 

Fleur de l'ame (1900)

Directed by Marguerite Vrignault this is an early short film. A woman sings.

Uses both synchronised sound and hand colour tinting to decent effect. Fairly charming short. A decent technical achievement.

3/5

Not Sylvia apparently

 

Sylvia (1900)

Directed by Marguerite Vrignault this is an early short film. A woman dances in front of a painted back drop.

A nice little dance with some impressive footwork. Unfortunately the version I saw is very dark making it difficult to pick out all the details. Fine for what it is.

3/5

Colourful

 

Danse directoire (1900)

Directed by Marguerite Vrignault and Clement Maurice this is an early short film. Two people in costume dance.

A nicely hand coloured short film. The dancing is about the usual standard for the period. A fun little short.

3/5

Can't stop raving

 

La Reve (1900)

Directed by Marguerite Vrignault this is an early short film. Rosita Mauri performs a dance with a fan.

Not that unique in terms of early films of women dancing, still fairly well done. The extra dancers that come in at the end do not add a huge amount. Pretty average film for the period.

3/5

Hard to tell

 

Duo (1900)

Directed by Marguerite Vrignault this is an early short film. A couple have an argument on camera.

It is a little hard to tell what is going on to be honest. Without sound or titles I am not really sure of the action. Not the best short.

2/5

Hammed

 

Une poule introduite dans un concert (1900)

Directed by Marguerite Vrignault this is an early short film. A man hams up playing the piano.

Trying a bit too hard to be silly in my opinion. The over exaggerated action is not for me. Not the best from this director.

2/5

Singer

 

Pourqoui garder ton coeur? (1900)

Directed by Marguerite Vrignault this short film stars Emilie Mily-Meyer. A woman sings.

An early sound and image combination. Impressive vocals from the film star, the recording only crackles a bit towards the end. Decent short film.

3/5