Serpentine Dance
Original title: Danse serpentine
1897 · 1 min
Cast
Loie Fuller
Credits
Produced by: 
Louis Lumière
Plot
Angelic and demonic serpentine dance from dawn of cinema. Hand-colored frame by frame. Lumière no. 765 or 765.1 (colorized, different dancer?).
Sinekatalog’s take
Serpentine Dance (1897) is a French short film directed by Louis Lumière. It stars Loie Fuller. It runs 1 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (1,160 votes)
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