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Latina, Contortionist
(1905) United States of America
B&W : 55 feet
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: Latina [herself].
American Mutoscope & Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / © 21 November 1905 by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company [H68883]. / [?] Biograph 35mm spherical format? / [?] Biograph production? number 3112.
Performance.
Synopsis: A woman in a light leotard stands in front of a black background. She bends over and passes a tight metal hoop over her doubled over figure by wriggling through it, then reverses the hoop’s path back over her body. She turns to the side and demonstrates again. In a second shot, she laces her fingers and, with elbows locked, brings her outstretched arms over her head and behind her shoulders.
Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 24 January 2009.
References: Film viewing.
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