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The Seven Ages
(1905) United States of America
B&W : 415 feet
Directed by Edwin S. Porter
Cast: Thomas H. Ince
Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / Cinematography by Edwin S. Porter. / © 27 February 1905 by Thomas A. Edison [H57124, H57125, H57126, H57127, H57128, H57129, H57130]. Released April 1905. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Two scenes utilize an indoor night time shot in front of a fireplace — shot during the day, the fire is daylight allowed to reflect off a tray of water in the fireplace. The film includes intertitles. Ball-Shakespeare p. 32 extrapolates that the film may have been exhibited accompanying an oral recitation.
Drama.
Synopsis: An examination of the phases of life: Infancy, Playmates, Schoolmates, Lovers, The Soldier, The Judge, Second Childhood.
Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Animals: Cats - Apples - Baby bottles - Books - Children - Dolls - Families - Fences: Picket - Fireplaces - Homecomings - Infants - Judges - Kissing - Soldiers - Swords - Uniforms - Yarn
Listing updated: 19 March 2008.
References: Film viewing : Ball-Shakespeare pp. 32, 307, 390; Fell-History pp. 37, 47; Niver-First p. 87; Sklar-Movie p. 27 : Website-AFI.
Home video: DVD.
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