Beginning of the Serpentine Dance 1908 Directed by Segundo de Chomón Création de la serpentine
In a living room, four contemporary couples from the time the film was shot dance a waltz under the direction of a violinist (Linder). They begin a minuet and their costumes change in a sudden. A man enters and seems interested in what he sees, casts a spell and everything disappears. Transforming himself into the devil, the visitor takes the violinist with him to hell, where he creates a large piece of silk out of a cauldron. The fabric unrolls, revealing a young woman in a silk dress that starts dancing the serpentine. While she dances, other women join in a synchronized ballet, before all of them vanish into bursts of flames.
Language
French
Spoken Language
No Language
Gnere
Fantasy
Production Company
Pathé Frères
Release Date 3 September 1908
4 mins
