Partie de cartes
| Partie de cartes | |
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 The poster advertising the Lumière brothers cinematographe |
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| Directed by | Louis Lumière |
| Produced by | Louis Lumière |
| Starring | Antoine Féraud |
| Cinematography | Louis Lumière |
| Release date(s) | 1895 July 1896 (Finland) |
| Running time | 43 seconds |
| Country | France |
| Language | Silent |
Partie de cartes (also known as Card Game and The Messers. Lumière at Cards (USA), or A Quiet Game of Écarté[1]) is an 1895 French short black-and-white silent film directed and produced by Louis Lumière and starring Antoine Féraud.
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[edit] Production
It was filmed by means of the Cinématographe, an all-in-one camera, which also serves as a film projector and developer. As with all early Lumière movies, this film was made in a 35 mm format with an aspect ratio of 1.33:1. [2]
The production was shot at Villa du Clos des Plages in La Ciotat, France.
[edit] Plot
Three older men, wearing hats and smoking cigars, are sitting at a patio. Two of the men are playing cards (Écarté) at a table while the third man sits watching. As the game continues a (younger) waiter walks across carrying a tray with a bottle of wine and glasses on it. The man sitting at the table then proceeds to pour the drinks while the waiter observes the card game.
[edit] Cast
- Antoine Féraud (waiter?)
- Antoine Lumière as Man playing cards (uncredited)
- Félicien Trewey as Man playing cards (uncredited)
- Alphonse Winckler as Man playing cards (uncredited)
[edit] Current status
Given its age, this short film is available to freely download from the Internet. It has also featured in a number of film collections including Landmarks of Early Film volume 1 and The Movies Begin - A Treasury of Early Cinema, 1894-1913. [3]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/P/Partiedecarte1895.html
- ^ "Technical Specifications" (HTML). Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000026/technical. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
- ^ "Merchandise" (HTML). Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000026/sales. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
[edit] External links
- Complete Movie on Youtube (note this video forms part of a larger selection of The Lumière Brothers' First Films)
- Partie de cartes at the Internet Movie Database
