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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1518

La fée printemps

19023 minFrance

Synopsis

A couple shares a meal with an elderly stranger during winter. Their guest reveals herself as a fairy and rewards the kindness by transforming the cold landscape into spring.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 3:15
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · Mise en scène : Ferdinand Zecca : mise en couleurs : Segundo de Chomón · Public domain

DirectorsFerdinand Zecca

Behind the scenes

The Pathé fairy tale was directed by Ferdinand Zecca. Stencil colour associated with Chomón's work reinforces the contrast between the seasons.

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