Palace of Electricity

January. 01,1900

Rating：

5.3

Genre：

Documentary

Keywords：

Silent Film Paris

Trailer Synopsis Cast

A panoramic shot, making a full circle, at the 1900 Paris Exposition. It begins and ends looking at the front of the Palace of Electricity. As it pans, first we see a workman hosing down the promenade. Men and women walk past, all wearing hats. We see the base of the Eiffel Tower, which the Palace faces. A couple strolls. A mother and daughter walk passed, father is slightly ahead wearing a boater. Three men in uniform walk toward the camera as it comes to a stop facing the Palace.

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Reviews

Greenes

1900/01/01

Please don't spend money on this.

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Executscan

1900/01/02

Expected more

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Chirphymium

1900/01/03

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

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Arianna Moses

1900/01/04

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

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Michael_Elliott

1900/01/05

Unseen Cinema Disc 1: "The Mechanized Eye: Experiments in Technique and FormEiffel Tower from Trocadero Palace (1900) Palace of Electricity (1900)Champs de Mars (1900) Panorama of Eiffel Tower (1900) Scenes from Elevator Ascending Eiffel Tower (1900)Group of films from director James White, which according to the liner notes of the set were the first foreign films to be sold to U.S. markets. For their time these films have more flair than most of the film of their era due to the director keeping the camera moving, which still wasn't normal for 1900. Those interested in how Paris looked back in the day would certainly be interested in these.

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