Beginning of the Serpentine Dance Trailer

Beginning of the Serpentine Dance Trailer (1908)

03 September 1908 Fantasy 4 mins

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.

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Cast

Max Linder

as The ballet master

Crew

International Titles

La creación de la serpentina Trailer

International Releases Dates

France 03 September 1908

Production Companies

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