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Les tulipes
Also known as The Tulips in the USA
(1907) France
B&W : Short film
Directed by Segundo de Chomón
Cast: (unknown)
Compagnie Genérale des Établissements Pathé Frères Phonographes & Cinématographes production; distributed by Compagnie Genérale des Établissements Pathé Frères Phonographes & Cinématographes. / Scenario by Segundo de Chomón. Cinematography by Segundo de Chomón. Film editor, Segundo de Chomón. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the USA as The Tulips on 4 January 1908.
Comedy: Fantasy.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? In a bower of giant tulips a boy and girl practice flower magic. They cause flowers and birds to open and human forms to issue therefrom, and on the black background of the wonderful garden there appear myriad flowers, in the center of each of which is a smiling feminine head. Tableaux showing pretty girl and flower effects are plentiful and the film winds up with a burst of multi-colored flame, which shoots in fiery splendor from leaves and petals.
Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (American Film Institute collection) [incomplete (approximately 140 feet)].
Current rights holder: (unknown) [France]; Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 11 October 2023.
References: Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.
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