TagALICE GUY-BLACHÉ

Posted August 28, 2018 FANTASY

Pierrette’s Escapades / Le départ d’Arlequin et de Pierrette (1900)

CRUMBLIES… Okay, I sat through these two minutes of obscure pantomimic pantomiming, so you do too. Silent Steve dared me to eat a cupcake quicker than Pierrette’s Escapades, plainly expecting … Continue Reading Pierrette’s Escapades / Le départ d’Arlequin et de Pierrette (1900)

Posted July 18, 2018 AMERICAN

Falling Leaves (1912)

CRUMBLIES… Having introduced narrative story-telling to film back in 1896, French producer-director-writer and cracking storyteller, Alice Guy-Blaché developed the form through hundreds more shorts. She married, had kids, moved with … Continue Reading Falling Leaves (1912)

Posted July 16, 2018 DRAMA

La Fée aux Choux / The Fairy of the Cabbages (1900)

CRUMBLIES… Silent Steve stared at me. I stared at Silent Steve. “Cabbages?” I said. “Yup,” he replied. And so I’m going to share this with you. First, a history lesson. … Continue Reading La Fée aux Choux / The Fairy of the Cabbages (1900)