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El mundo de Fructuoso Gelabert (1968)

El mundo de Fructuoso Gelabert (1968)

Documentary
Release Date: 1968, January 1
Directors: Juan Francisco de Lasa
Countries: Spain
Production: Teide P.C

Overview:

Documentary by Juan Francisco de Lasa about a pioneer of Spanish cinema. Gelabert attended one of the first sessions of the Lumière's cinématographe in Barcelona. Briefly after, he built a contraption based on this invention. He produced his first picture, "Dorotea", in 1897. His film "Riña en un café" is considered the first Spanish film to feature a plot.

Keywords:

spain silent film documentary filmmaking spanish cinema