Monday, October 03, 2016

German Chromolithographic Loops 8 [Zwerg und Riese / Midget and Strongman]

08 [ZWERG UND RIESE / MIDGET AND STRONGMAN]
DIF_50_435, 35 mm, chromolithographic loop, 59 frames.
Tentative ID:
Bing 1912 (GER): 6638, Feine lange farbige Filmstreifen, ca 1,10 m. Serie II. 4. Parterre-Akrobaten [Acrobats in the Ring]; Serie XV. 2. Kräftiger Athlet [Strongman]
Bing ca 1913 (GER | ENG | FRA): 6638, Farbige Filmstreifen | Coloured Films | Films en couleur, ca 110 cm. Serie XIX. 5. Riese und Zwerg | The Giant and the Dwarf | Nain et géant
    DCP of a chromolithographic loop of 59 frames from Deutsches Filminstitut DIF.
    Le Giornate del Cinema Muto: Cinema delle origini.
    Screened at Teatro Verdi, Pordenone, no text, grand piano: Stephen Horne, 3 Oct 2016.

A funny reduced view of the battle of David and Goliath. You need to have a good grip on the ankles.

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