I think the video may actually be called "Cinema Before Cinema." It's a
bit dry but good nonetheless...
Gregg Flaxman
On Fri, 6 Oct 2000, Michael Chanan wrote:
> I believe there's a video distributed by the BFI called 'Before Cinema'. I
> haven't seen it, but it may contain what you're looking for.
>
> Michael Chanan
>
> http://www.mchanan.dial.pipex.com/chananhome.htm
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [log in to unmask]
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Sean Delgado
> > Sent: 06 October 2000 15:19
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Phantasmagoria
> >
> >
> > >I'm wondering if anyone on the list knows of a film (I'm
> > thinking mainly of
> > >fiction) that re-stages a late 18th century, early 19th phantasmagoria or
> > >other "ghost show" from the pre-photo era.
> > See Woody Allens "midsummer nights sex comedy" In it one of the
> > characters
> > has a zotrope(?) that eventually catches fire!
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