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

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Roméo and Juliette". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68611 (Accessed 12 Nov 2024)