Girona, the Spanish Venice
About Girona, the Spanish Venice
Segundo de Chomón’s Pathé travel short looks at Girona, billed as the Venice of Spain: the bridges and the houses along the Onyar. The French title is Gérone, la Venise espagnole. A Swedish release title was Från Gerona, Spaniens Venedig.
Cast & crew
More about Girona, the Spanish Venice
The Swedish Film Database records 85 meters, silent and black and white, and a censorship pass on 14 May 1912, number 5094, suitable for all audiences. An Internet Archive identifier is GroneLaVeniseEspagnole.
Themes
Making
Pathé sent Chomón to film the river houses and issued the reel as a Venice comparison.
Look
Chomón photographed the bridges and the houses stacked along the Onyar.
Preservation
An 85-meter version was passed by the Swedish censor in 1912. A copy is on the Internet Archive.
Notes
- Eighty-five meters is the length on the Swedish card, not a minute count.
- The Onyar houses and the bridges are the views the title sells.
- Pathé is the company on both the Swedish record and the Archive upload.
- Chomón is the name on the Archive copy.
Scenes
- The camera moves along the houses that stand in the river.
- The bridges are the other half of the Venice comparison.
Also available
- Internet Archive (GroneLaVeniseEspagnole)
