The Fisherman at the Stream
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About The Fisherman at the Stream
A fisherman sits on a rock in a waterfall. Young people in bathing suits come up, and one of them pushes him in. A soaking fight follows.
Cast & crew
More about The Fisherman at the Stream
Alice Guy directed this comic view for Gaumont. The French title is Le Pêcheur dans le torrent. It was shot the same day, and in the same place, as her Baignade dans un torrent.
Themes
Background
A Gaumont comic view from 1897.
Making
The bathers are the same people seen in Baignade dans un torrent, filmed that day on the same water.
Preservation
The French Wikipedia lists the film as public domain.
Notes
- The French Wikipedia times the film at 30 seconds. Wikidata and IMDb list 1 minute.
- Guy made it under the influence of Louis Lumière's L'Arroseur arrosé.
- The French Wikipedia lists it as public domain.
Scenes
- One of the bathers shoves the fisherman off his rock into the torrent.
Influenced by
- L'Arroseur arrosé (1895)
Also available
- Kino DVD: The Films of Alice Guy
