Roméo and Juliette

Synopsis

Emilio Cossira singing a tenor aria from Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette. Ball hazards a guess that the aria was ‘Ah! Lève-toi soleil’. The film experimented with a synchronised sound system outlined by Ball (p. 24).

Country

France

Medium

Film

Technical information

Black-and-white / Silent

Year of release

1900

Availability

Presumed a lost film.

Credits

Director

Clément-Maurice

Music

Charles Gounod

Cast

Emilio Cossira

Additional Details

Production type

Other

Plays

Romeo and Juliet

Subjects

Music

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Reviews

Ball, Robert Hamilton. Shakespeare on Silent Film: A Strange Eventful History. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1968 (p.24, 32).

Production Company

Name

Phono-Cinéma-Théâtre