The Countryman and the Cinematograph
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The Countryman and the Cinematograph | |
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Directed by | Robert W. Paul |
Produced by | Robert W. Paul |
Production company | Paul's Animatograph Works |
Release date |
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Running time | 15 seconds |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | Silent |
The Countryman and the Cinematograph (also known as The Countryman's First Sight of the Animated Pictures) is a 1901 British short silent comedy film, directed by Robert W. Paul, featuring a stereotypical yokel reacting to films projected onto a screen. The film "is one of the earliest known examples of a film within a film", where, according to Michael Brooke of BFI Screenonline, "the audience reaction to that film is as important a part of the drama as the content of the film itself".[1]
In 1902, a remake of the film, Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show, was produced at the Edison Company, directed by Edwin S. Porter.[2]
References
- ^ Brooke, Michael. "The Countryman and the Cinematograph". BFI Screenonline Database. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ Musser, Charles (1991). Before the Nickelodeon: Edwin S. Porter and the Edison Manufacturing Company. University of California Press. pp. 192–193. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
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