Chrysanthemums
About Chrysanthemums
Two vases rise on a stage and split, and a woman dancer is standing behind each one. They spin circles of flowers. Other women come out of the circles, and a miniature dancer performs in the middle of the bouquet. A further ring of women is brought toward the camera. The first pair finish by twirling parasols.
Cast & crew
More about Chrysanthemums
Segundo de Chomón directed and wrote the short for Pathé. Julienne Mathieu is the named performer. The French title is Les Chrysanthèmes. A filmography of Mathieu gives the length as 2 minutes 27 seconds.
Themes
Making
The number is built as a stage act: vases part, women appear from flower rings, and one figure is photographed small in the center of the bouquet.
Notes
- Wikidata classes the short as a japonaiserie.
- Mathieu appeared in a run of Chomón trick films in 1907, including La Fée des roches noires and Le Spectre rouge.
- The last image is the two dancers turning parasols.
Scenes
- The vases separate and the two dancers are already behind them.
- A tiny dancer turns inside the floral display.
- The pair close the film by spinning their parasols.
