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The Spring Fairy (1906)

Also known as The Fairy of Spring

1906 · Silent film · 4 min · dir. Alice Guy-Blaché

Lost film

  • Drama
  • Fantasy
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Synopsis

This 1905 Gaumont produced film attributed to Alice Guy is lost. It has no surviving plot, summary or synopsis. Only a few stills are extant.

Synopsis from TMDb

Details

Director
Alice Guy-Blaché
Studio
Société L. Gaumont et compagnie
Released
1905-10-26
Original title
La Fée Printemps
Running time
4 minutes

Cast & crew

Reviews on the Internet Archive

misattributed twice? · eakeeley · 2024-06-11

Title card at the start attributes this to Vincent Lorant-Helibronn (not Alice Guy) and marks its release date 1906. What's interesting yet is that this film seems to be a better quality print of the Ferdinand Zecca picture of the same name that was released in 1902. Despite the difference in quality when comparing the two side by side they are identical. Both films were produced by Pathé Frères, though that is no surprise as they were the largest film production company at the time. Curious as to the story behind this as I have found reference to/documentation of both films in my limited…

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