Akrobatisches Potpourri

Akrobatisches Potpourri
Akrobatisches Potpourri
Directed by	Max Skladanowsky; ;
Produced by	Max Skladanowsky
Starring
Cinematography	Max Skladanowsky
Distributed by
Release date	1 November 1895;
Running time	6 seconds
Country	German Empire
Language	Silent

Akrobatisches Potpourri (also known as Gymnastikerfamilie Grunato) is an 1895 German short black-and-white silent documentary film directed and produced by Max and and starring the . It is one of the first German produced films.^[1]

Filmed in the park of the Berlin-Moabit Public Theatre this short film shows the balancing act performance of this family of 8 performers.^[2]

It was one of a series of films produced to be projected by a magic lantern and formed part of the , the first projections of film in Europe to a paying audience. The film titles for the initial program were: Italienischer Bauerntanz, , Serpentinen Tanz, , Das Boxende Känguruh, Akrobatisches Potpourri, , , and . Each film lasted approximately six seconds and would be repeated several times.^[3]

References[]

^ "Akrobatisches Potpourri". Silent Era. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
^ "AKROBATISCHES POTPOURRI". BFI Film & TV Database. Archived from the original on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
^ "Max Skladanowsky". Who's Who of Victorian Cinema. Retrieved 2007-03-18.

External links[]

Akrobatisches Potpourri at IMDb

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[1] "Akrobatisches Potpourri". Silent Era. Retrieved 2007-03-18.

[2] "AKROBATISCHES POTPOURRI". BFI Film & TV Database. Archived from the original on 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2007-03-18.

[3] "Max Skladanowsky". Who's Who of Victorian Cinema. Retrieved 2007-03-18.

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