Document : 1908PFIC 00033 2 - SLEEPING BEAUTY

Reference

1908PFIC 00033 2

Titles

Title :  SLEEPING BEAUTY

Dates

First distribution : 31/01/1908

Observations

Le générique sur la base a longtemps été celui de LA BELLE AU BOIS DORMANT version de 1902 (300 mètres d'origine où l'apothéose seule était coloriée, scène de féérie en 12 tableaux) réalisé par Lucien NONGUET et Ferdinand ZECCA et décors de V. Lorant HEILBRONN mais la version numérisée est plus probablement celle de 1908 vu le faste des décors et des costumes.

Credits

REA : Albert CAPELLANI
SCE : Charles PERRAULT d'après le conte de
ACT : MATHIEU Julienne
DEC : Vincent LORANT HEILBRONN
TRU : Segundo de CHOMON

Producer

Pathé Frères

Descriptive summary

Fantasy. A beautiful daughter having been born to the king and queen, the nine most important fairies of the country are called upon to be godmother of the child, and as the ceremony takes place each blesses the child with a special virtue or talent. The welfare of the child seems assured, when all at once the oldest, ugliest and therefore forgotten fairy, appears on the scene and, furious at the slight, puts upon her, curses the baby princess and predicts that she will die poisoned by the prick of the spool of a spinning wheel. The godmother fairies, however, sooth the grief-stricken mother by telling her that her daughter will not die but only fall asleep, as well as everything living which surrounds her for one hundred years. To avoid this calamity, the king orders that every spinning wheel be destroyed under penalty of death, and the king's messenger is seen reading the command. The next scene shows the grown-up princess closely watched by a stately matron... (IMDB 12/04/2016)

Keywords

CRADLE; CASTLE; HORSE; am. COLOR; FAIRY; BED; PRINCE; PRINCESS; WITCH; SPECIAL EFFECT; CANVAS; FATE; SLEEP; WAKING UP; DISTAFF; DEVIL; FAIRY TALE; ROOM; Baby; SPIDER; PRIMITIVE; FICTION