Film · 1978 · Belgesel, Animasyon, Dram

La boîte à huit yeux

Yönetmen

Pierre Levie, Françoise Levie

Süre

16 dk

Oyuncular

Pierre Laroche, Félix Simtaine, Alain Lecot, Michel Lechat

The 2nd short film as part of the Magica series dealing with pre-cinema. In the 18th and 19th centuries, optical views were shown in optical boxes with magnifying lenses. The showmen organised a real spectacle, with a barker, music and sound effects. The views played with light (transparencies, perforations). A series of engravings shows the public's enthusiasm for these shows. The second part of the film is a reconstruction of such a show. First, there are views of Paris, Venice, Constantinople and Versailles, followed by various disasters: plague, floods, fires and shipwrecks.