At the Club
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About At the Club
Men play cards on the terrace of a cabaret, with drinks on the table. The game ends in an argument between two players and then a fistfight. The set is outdoors, a rough stand rather than a finished bar, under a handwritten sign reading "Vins liqueurs."
Cast & crew
More about At the Club
Alice Guy directed Au cabaret for Gaumont in 1899. The French Wikipedia length is one minute, from a 20-meter negative. It is black and white, silent, and in the public domain.
Themes
Making
Guy shot the scene outside, in front of a painted or built stall. The only lettering is the hand-painted board "Vins liqueurs."
Preservation
French Wikipedia lists the one-minute film as public domain. A print is included on the 2020 Kino Lorber Blu-ray.
Notes
- The English title is At the Club. The French title is Au cabaret.
- French Wikipedia sets the card game beside Louis Lumière's Partie de cartes (1895) and Georges Méliès's Une partie de cartes (1896).
- IMDb lists the short on Kino's Blu-ray Alice Guy Blaché, Vol. 1: The Gaumont Years.
- A 2021 documentary, Alice Guy, 1st Female Filmmaker, uses footage from it.
Scenes
- Two card players at the terrace table jump from a quarrel into a fistfight.
Influenced by
- Partie de cartes
- Une partie de cartes
Also available
- Kino Lorber Blu-ray: Alice Guy Blaché, Vol. 1: The Gaumont Years (2020)
