The Artist. A Camera interview with the famous French Painter, Gustave Brisgand.
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- Eve And Everybody’s Film Review
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 6
- Summary
- NoS synopsis: "Fit subjects for an artist’s pencil - dainty young students from the Paris Opera - " M/S of a ballerina posing for the artist. M/S of the artist sitting with the ballerina, he draws something. Another ballerina poses - this is presumably his studio, or perhaps his home. C/U of his drawing. The ballerina dances on points. The artist shows the dancer his sketch. "And when the weather’s fine, what could be more inviting than an outdoor study - ?" M/S of the ballerina posing on a balcony. She dances and Gustave sketches. Various shots of the two in different parts of the garden. C/U of the artist sketching. He wears a suit, bow tie and hat. He has a large moustache! C/U of the ballerina’s legs as she dances. "Youth and grace - an inspiration to any painter - " More shots of the girls dancing. One of the dancers wears a chiffon skirt which becomes rather see-through outside in the garden. The dancer bends over backwards. "Ah me! It’s a great life - " M/S of three girls dancing in the garden with garlands of flowers. They strike various graceful poses.
- Researcher Comments
- A short handwritten shot list is present in the Pathé boxfile.
- Keywords
- Arts and crafts
- Footage sources
- Eclair
- Written sources
- British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No.EP192
Pathe Eve 473-493 Boxfile Issue sheet
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- British Pathe Ltd.
- Length of story (in feet)
- 185
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How to cite this record
'The Artist. A Camera interview with the famous French Painter, Gustave Brisgand.', Eve And Everybody’s Film Review Issue No. 475, 10 Jul 1930. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/332476 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)