Modern Sculptors

1908 0h 6m FR

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6.9

SOLID

★6.9TMDB · 8

AnimationFantasy

Synopsis

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The first scene presents before the astonished eyes of the spectators a solid piece of marble, which the minute it is placed on a table seems to take life, and one can follow a snake-like line branding on the polished face of the stone the name of the house of Pathé Frères. As soon as this stone has been engraved, as by magic, a handsome young lady appears with a huge lump of clay covered with a cloth. As soon as the cloth is removed from the soft mass it starts whirling and turning as if stricken mad, and one is asking one's self what all the contentions are going to lead to, when the vague shape of an animal not yet discernible seems to appear, and before one has time to make one's mind as to the category of brutes to which it belongs one sees the form of a remarkably well made orang-utan modelled out of the clay, who calmly smokes his pipe. Then the statue is removed by the same winning young lady and another covered block of the same substance is carried forward.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Julienne Mathieu
André Deed

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Segundo de Chomón
Languages: No Language
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 6-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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118 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Julienne Mathieu and André Deed carry the top of the cast.

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IMDB entry: tt0140537 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Segundo de Chomón directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in No Language.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 6-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2118 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Julienne Mathieu and André Deed carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0140537 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.