A set of short films: Silent cinema from behind the scenes
As part of the 18th edition of the Warsaw Silent Film Days, we will be inaugurating the Silent Cinema from Behind the Scenes section, in which we want to focus on the technical and production aspects of silent cinema. This year, we are presenting to you the oldest anti-piracy techniques, dating back to the turn of the 20th century. Already in this pioneering period, when there were no legal regulations for this completely new field of art, producers realised that films had to be protected against copying and illegal distribution. The first way to deal with this was to label their films. Major giants such as Pathé, Gaumont and Biograph more or less discreetly placed their logos in the set design. This made it easy for the viewer (or the agent of the studio in question) to recognise the producer of the film.
As part of our Silent Cinema from Behind the Scenes section, we present a selection of films by various studios from 1902 to 1909 in which this interesting way of preventing piracy can be observed.
Get me a Stepladder (Podaj drabinę)
Vitagraph label, USA, 1908, 3'
Sometimes it turns out that simply fetching a ladder is not so simple at all and can cause a lot of damage.
Enfant Terrible (Straszne niemowlę)
France, 1909, 5'
What could be the greatest nuisance for a growing maiden? A tiny spoilt little brother, for example.
Le Braconnier (Kłusownik)
Pathé label, France, 1906, 8'
The only dramatic story in this set. How far can a villain go to avoid punishment for poaching?
Victime des Creanciers (Ofiara wierzycieli)
Pathé label, France, 1906, 3'
If you owe someone money, creditors will get you anywhere. Anywhere.
Les Entrennes du Facteur (Koperty listonosza)
Pathé label, France, 1905, 5'.
In the course of his daily work, the postman meets very different people on his way and can find himself in all sorts of strange situations.
Le Frotteur (Sprzątacz)
Gaumont studio, France, 1907, 4'
Sometimes the results of a cleaning crew can be quite far from our expectations.
Les Aventures de Robinson Crusoé (Przypadki Robinsona Crusoe)
dir. Georges Méliès, France, 1902, 13'
The first ever screen adaptation of the novel about the adventures of Robinson Cruzoe in a fabulous hand-coloured world conjured up by the father of European cinema, Georges Méliès.
section: Silent cinema from behind the scenes
introduction to the film: Michał Pieńkowski
live music: MARCIN & BARTŁOMIEJ OLEŚ DUO
MONDAY | OCTOBER 24 | 19:00 | screening room: STOLICA
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