Beginning of the Serpentine Dance

Beginning of the Serpentine Dance

1908
4m
4.6

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Overview

In a living room, four contemporary couples from the time the film was shot dance a waltz under the direction of a violinist (Linder). They begin a minuet and their costumes change in a sudden. A man enters and seems interested in what he sees, casts a spell and everything disappears. Transforming himself into the devil, the visitor takes the violinist with him to hell, where he creates a large piece of silk out of a cauldron. The fabric unrolls, revealing a young woman in a silk dress that starts dancing the serpentine. While she dances, other women join in a synchronized ballet, before all of them vanish into bursts of flames.

Status: Released

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Pathé Frères
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
No Language

Quick Facts

Original Title Création de la serpentine
Release Date September 3, 1908
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt1669102

Cast

Max Linder
Max Linder

The ballet master

Key Crew

Segundo de Chomón
Director