Seven Ages, The
- Synopsis
- Fiction short. A depiction of the seven ages of Man in eight tableaux. The titles are: Infancy, Playmates, Schoolmates, Lovers, The Soldier, The Judge, Second Childhood and What Age? (showing an old woman alone with her cat).
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Silent
- Year of release
- 1905
- Recording date
- 23 Feb 1905
- Duration
- 500 feet
Credits
- Director
- Edwin S. Porter
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- As You Like It
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The copy held by the BFI National Archive is incomplete (205ft) - the four tableaux available being The Judge, Lovers, The Soldier, and Second Childhood.
Available for sale from Amazon.com within the compilation EDISON: THE INVENTION OF THE MOVIES. - General
- It is surmised that the film was inspired by a series of lantern slides entitled Shakespeare’s Seven Ages produced by the Kleine Optical Company.
- Reviews
- McKernan, Luke and Olwen Terris. Walking Shadows: Shakespeare in the National Film and Television Archive. London: BFI, 1994 9p. p36-7. "In each tableau a couple are seen embracing, followed by a close-up of them kissing. The producers were clearly more interested in the kissing than any allusions to Shakespeare’".
Cinema 1900/1906: Filmography (Brussels: FIAF, 1982), pp244-5.
Production Company
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
- Name
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division
- Web
- http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (20) 707-8572
- Fax
- (20) 707-237’1
- Address
- Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States
- Name
UCLA Film & Television Archive
- arsc@ucla.edu
- Web
- http://www.cinema.ucla.edu/access/databases.html External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (310) 206 5388
- Fax
- (310) 206 5392
- Address
- Individual Access
Archive Study and Research Center
46 Powell Library
302 East Melnitz
Los Angeles
CA90095-1323
USA
Online Retailer
- Name
amazon.com
- Web
- http://www.amazon.com External site opens in new window
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Seven Ages, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68517 (Accessed 14 Nov 2024)