Der Kinematograph (Jun 1908)

Ho. :: the MvBteriouti ">r ma mal Film. fThe aon hmhihhhih and inii>al>l<' the trickfl an-. tlie bottCT they an- liked. Tlie exploitatiou of litis CMM of Films in HM OpättOtl of an expert ..magieian" is far fnnn iM-ing exhausted. A Film that is not at present s > populär jud.'ing fnnn tlie .limited siipply <>ii the mark«! is what mav Im- eallen the cducatioiial Film MMAM eluef IWHJOM is Information ratlii-r tlian siinplv eiitertainment. Tin- leading indust-ies have Im-«-!! present «-d \\illi mim- or li'ss detail it is true. hut n-sults in thi> direetion liavc hecn tix> fragmentar\ and diMonnected to aroiise milch innre Ihan a languid inten—t. Tin- h-ult M9MM tu have 1 n-en the failure tu ..teil a story" in sneli pieture». and mmImb this idea is ineorporated anv part ean Im- ehoppeI <>t:t without lM-ing missed, whieh ean never hold tlie attention like tale with a <-lima\ w liere everv seene and movement is neeess.iry to tlie whoie. Again, UtH seems t<> Im- a fear tliat it is an invasion of tlie field of advertising hut \\ liere an industrv or art is of world w ide faine it is a It-gitimate siihjcct fc:ra M lHMM Pieture loohed at inerelv from tlie MHMM~4 of MM. I ndeed in tlie opinion of tlie writer tliat word aloiie mark- tlie limitation of Höring PfcH m siilijeets. They are M u ide in ran^e and M Icgit iniate i in sugjeol as Ptlbli«- News. Anytbing fit to print is mm a t.i subjeet for a Movitlg Pieture tlli-me. It foUoWH t llerefi >re tliat Film Maimlaetnrers have a Mg une\ploiteil field still' lM-fore tliem in pnpnring an«l pnmenting MHOk presentat ions nf etirrent events. not only tlie MM liappenintrs of uni \er>al iinport hut MM if only for »aal OM anv partieularly interesting loeal eveiit w lio-e ehief interst miüht Im- in its HMMfiMMB. Tlie day is not far distant «hui MW ean ge into n Moving Pieture Tlieatn- and MC HM! teproduet io.i 01 a liM-al liappeniiiL' of yesterday: or i-vi-n. in extreme eases. enjoy at an evellillg Performance a Mo^ilM Pieture MM foimded 011 a happening of tlie MM forenonu. ..SeiHips" and ..l"-at>" will plav as important i part M in MMMH, and w hell tlie MoVMg Pieliile -'ihn Manu faetnrerean gel aliead of • he neuspajM-rs it only iMTCiMioinIlj , a neu World will liavc Im-oii eonipicred. and tlie husiness elevated into tlie front rank as a dissemin." .or of Graphic and MM to date news. Anieriean patrons ot tlie Umring PiotHR MM are •low familiär with all tlie MMVtMn prodnets hotli domestie and foreign. They are pleased to note tliat tlie entei prismg Manufaet MM <>f their nun eoiintrv ire steadily ailvaneing in tlie perfeetion of tluir art. Um to an 1111- l>.a—ed oliM-rver. and tln- keen Vmeriean faVMI In- Om opinion. tlie fon-ign-made Film most iiniformiv gives Lest sat i--faet ion. It is MO refleetion OM other meriiorions mMmmI to say tliat tln- Film of Fat he Freres of Paris. Franee. in | the MMMMI RBMHMMOe of its pnnliiet leads all eoin|ietitors. It lias often Im-i-ii remarked tliat the elever < ■ e r in a n s have not appaientlv invaded the Film-niaiiiifaeturiii^ field. and »c miss them M they exeel in anvtliini they si-rionslv imdertake. F.n^lish. Danish. Italian and some other nati<!!ialities have seilt tis many F'ilms and have lieon important faetors in thns entertainin«; and informing Iis. Amerii an .Manufaetnrers are without «louht destim-<l to lead in pnxliieinj; Moviny Pieture Films. They will pather tln- liest talent from everv ipiarter of the jiIoIh- and it is only a «piestion of time. and that time not far distant. wheti they will Im- reeoL'ni/.i-d evervwhert' as faetors to Im? reekoned with. In the matter of aetual aeeomplishment the liest prodnets of such film manufaeti.rer> as LabM, Fxlison. The Biograph. The Vitagrank, Kmammj, Kalem and Seliu are seeond to none. and the only eritieism to In- made is that they are not ahle to sustain their eyeellenees. Simiii. however. this haphaxard sueeess will Im- a thinp of the past as unlimited eapital and amhition will triumph Over all ohstaeles. and masterpieees only will »Hi-ome the regulär out put. If anv eritieism mav Im- niaile 011 mir hmne prinJuets it is ehiefly in the appareut negleet of what niay be termed really pr'eat national suhjeets With a few ex- oepfiMH MV manufaet nrers have put lliueh MN MOnfV and effort into s4ap-sti<-k fo TMB and OOMMMÜM than into patriotic themes. There an-, for insMMOe, luuMliede ■•( liistorie and nmiantie plaees and stories rcadv to mir hand~. views and drainas that would deliülit uhhIiim mm] M we Indieve «-lamormisly ealled for in other eoiintries. \et mir pr<Miu<-t in this res|M-et i> meairre. and no ade piate representation of mir gmit aml ulori .us laixl Sueh llKMCM mignl become the Iwck-Ixine and -taple work of -e\eral manufaitim-rs and «MMM Mf ■ SeM that i> praetieally inexhaiistihle. .Mthoujrh we are at pn-sent in the tail-end of a pam< . tliele MMMM to Im- little dilllilllltioll in the crowd- that patroni/.e the Mo\ intr l'ietnre Theatre». \\<- are ju-t ahoiit enteriii); mir l>ij; l'resideiitial eampaiiüi. and without doubl the astute manufaeturers will have something to show iui BmbodvilM the ^pirit am! tun fo that >;reat national tuir.ult. Movini: l'ii'tures of all kinds will Im- in demand M IMrret liefore. in plaees w liere they have not yet (M iiet raled they will Im- intnMliieed this MMMH and fall Tlu-n- i> no dangt r of overdointr it There is i.miiii for as many M >\ inj: l'ietnre MM as MM ar»> depiriment ston-s at least. and far man ehsnoM of th<- mwmbmbmi boing ■ MMfitaJde ventui ■ luileed Ihl' as the Imsiness aln adv is it i> -mly in its infaii' y Mrhcther rinnd from tlie >t indpoiut of art. seit-nee. ur piin-lx as a vasl industrv and MMMM MMdting bMM—. At in ev«-rv oi her Imsiness he en-ain will ris<- to tlie lo:>. and -nie MOod pieture will do MKMC to e-tahlish a n-putat M -Ii aud »ceur c iluplieate ordei>. than a dozen a day tili IM d out i-i ..MMJT QM style'*. James I >. Law. Tlie kfMMMMMgngal in T^irke>: Tlie Turk~. Mjn the iiornale dltalia" an- aetive frienils of the new ly i-n-eted buge iGMMMMto^Taph-theatM in ('otistant inople, EvetTJ eVMMMJ Im-Ücmts taMOMg Mitlief. The kineinatoirrapllie- leprest-i tation lasts lhre<- hours loMg, luit the tiirlianed andiene ■ i> not tir«-d. For thiee long hoMH serioii^ IngcdMM, and the most flippant fartes sueeeed eaeh other. in ipiiek suei-essi.in. liefore their •• irni-st gaze: landsea|M-s give plaee to waylaviiurs. festivid-pr. <es>ion> to pietures . .t war: eveiything possihle. beMMghMj to life. is run Ihnwgll nid. m< st important of all. there is notMng whieh is diffii ul* to Im- underst immI. X»-v«t ha.- anv tbeatre ever beCoM fttn ki-iail sueh exeitement in the l>n-asts of the in diffe r e nt Türk as ohtains in the ease < f the iiUMlerii kinematograph. Kinemaloeraph-theatre in rhorch. In n~ triumphal mareh throegh the world. the kinematograph has lM-eii takell into its serviee evell y the ehureli : This eon(|liest Iiis, as yet. it is true. taken plaee only in Franee MMM will. vel. Im- ^imkI ways for the use of this imiovatioii for GmhmmW . . . Tlie anhhis'iop of St. Peter s, of Condom, in the RMM Department of Cers. has experioMoed the pleasure of sue<-ess in con\ ineinjr the people. filling tiie i-hun-h thnuigh this means. whieh the explanation of the holy mysteriös and the wori of ("<kI by word of mouth alone. h.ul. previously. not lieeti ahle to effeet. He aei epted the offer of a skilful impresario. and allowed himself the lilierty of arranging kineinatographie-pn'si-ntations in a eertain eliim-h in Iiis diocese. The pmjeetions wen-, m their nature. eeelesiastieal and it was verv niee. the wording <>f the invitation seilt out hj the hishop: „ Von an- ui\ ite<l- it read, to attetid at repnsentations of the life and suf- terings of Christ. These representation- whieh evervwhen- entiee the inultitudes. in their thousands. will hanlly fall to find fax 011 with the people of Condom, w hose taste ■ as fine and ■MMMmL" The program of the pn-sent at ions reads : First Part The Holv I^and in twenty-five-pietures. Seeond Part: The Birth of Christ. Thinl Pan : Tlie death of Christ. - The representations - so eoneludes the original prospiM-tus — ..will offer. also, general pn-sen- tations. such as. e. g.: The priest's eonseienee. JmmI of Are. and the Life of Moses. *