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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1599

Le Saut à la couverture

18951 minFrance

Synopsis

A man repeatedly tries to vault onto a blanket held by four companions. Missed jumps, an awkward landing and the holders' movements turn the exercise into a succession of physical mishaps.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 0:35
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 · Louis Lumière · Public domain

This copy runs shorter than the reference runtime. Editing and playback speed can differ between editions.

DirectorsLouis Lumière

Historical context

This staged barracks amusement was part of the Lumières' December 1895 Paris program. The comedy comes from bodies moving within a single fixed view.

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