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This selection of primitive shorts displays early cinema's fascination with travel and movement. THE EUROPEAN REST CURE plays upon American fears of trans-atlantic travel through its lighthearted treatment of tourist misadventures. A ROMANCE OF THE RAIL was sponsored by the Lackawanna Railroad to promote rail travel as pleasant, romantic and above all - clean. The innovations in cinematography are evident in this collection of views and landscapes and famous places, including the Brooklyn Bridge and the Champs Elysees.
Short Panorama Films (1899-1904); The European Rest Cure, Directed by Edwin Porter (USA 1904); Policeman's Tour of the World (Pathe 1906); Coney Island at Night
(Silent, bw, 16mm and video)
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