The Pearl Fisher (Le Pêcheur de Perles)

Birds of Paradise | LondonFashion Film / Early Film
Written By Fashion In Film
France, 1907. Director Ferdinand Zecca, Pathé Frères.

A diver encounters strange and marvellous creatures in an underwater kingdom. The final apotheosis sequence boasts remarkable sets festooned with strings of pearls that recall Melies’s Orientalist décors for The Palace of Arabian Nights (1905).

Past screenings

Birds of Paradise – London
Friday 3 December 2010, 18:30 | Tate Modern
Presented as a part of the programme ‘Underground Opulence,’ with live musical accompaniment by Stephen Horne.

Fashion Film / Early Film – Copenhagen
Saturday 14 May 2011, 19:00 | Nikolaj Contemporary Art Centre

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