La Fée aux Choux

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Movie
Original title La Fée aux Choux
Country of production France
Publishing year 1896
length 1 minute
Rod
Director Alice Guy-Blaché
production Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont
occupation
  • Flower fairy
  • some babies

La Fée aux Choux is a French fantasy film that premiered in 1896. Directed by Alice Guy-Blaché . The film was made in the film studios of the Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont .

action

A flower fairy conjures up some babies from the flowers in a garden and lays them on the ground.

Background information

The film is classified by numerous film historians as the first film with a running time of one minute. Thus this film was one of the longest of the year 1896. The film is one of the first fantasy films in film history.

The exact date of making the film is not known. Some historians believe that it was written in December 1895, while others believe that it was written in April of 1896.

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