A Very Fine Lady
About A Very Fine Lady
Renée Carl walks through Belleville, then still a semi-rural edge of Paris, dressed so that every man turns to stare. The men stop watching their work. Falls, collisions, and wrecked tasks follow her down the street.
Cast & crew
More about A Very Fine Lady
Louis Feuillade and Romeo Bosetti directed. The catalog names only Feuillade. Feuillade wrote the scenario. Gaumont produced and released it in France. Silent Era dates the release October 8, 1908. French Wikipedia and Wikidata both say 4 minutes. The English title is A Very Fine Lady. The French title is Une dame vraiment bien.
Themes
Making
The gag is a walk through real streets. Each man who turns creates the next accident, so the camera follows Carl rather than staying on one painted set.
Music
Silent.
Preservation
Silent Era lists a 35mm positive at the George Eastman Museum.
Notes
- Renée Carl is the only billed player. She is the lady.
- Silent Era records a 35mm print at the George Eastman Museum.
- French Wikipedia lists a 2008 British DVD from Artificial Eye.
- Belleville is specified because the neighborhood still looked like open country in 1908.
Scenes
- Men turn as Carl passes and lose control of whatever they were doing.
- The walk continues and the pile-ups continue with it.
Also available
- Internet Archive (silent-une-dame-vraiment-bien)
- George Eastman Museum
- Artificial Eye DVD (United Kingdom, 2008)
