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Moscow Clad in Snow

19097 minFranceUnited StatesRussia
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Video edition
Wikimedia Commons
Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: English.
This copy runs
7:29
Subtitles
English

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Wikimedia Commons · "Pathé Frères" company (France), Director: Joseph-Louis Mundwiller · Public domain

Subtitles: Wikimedia Commons · Open Classic Cinema

Synopsis

Snow changes the appearance and movement of Moscow as the camera visits streets, markets, riverside views and a public park. Workers, shoppers and prosperous visitors share the winter city in different ways. Horse-drawn traffic and broad panoramas connect these encounters, making the season a framework for observing both urban activity and social contrasts.

DirectorsGeorges Meyer

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Mundwiller filmed Moscow during the winter of 1908; the short is catalogued as a 1909 release. Its changing viewpoints expand the city portrait beyond a single landmark to include the people using its streets and recreational spaces.

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