Beginning of the Serpentine Dance
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1908-09-03
Runtime: 4 mins
Director: Segundo de Chomón
Spoken language: No Language
Genres: Fantasy
Original title: Beginning of the Serpentine Dance
Production Companies: Pathé Frères
Production Countries: France
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