Arab Cortege, Geneva

Arab Cortege, Geneva

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 8, 1896

Runtime

0h 1m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

50%

Original Title

Cortège arabe

Production Companies

Lumière

Director

Alexandre Promio

Description

A stationary camera looks across a busy corner toward a store front marked "The Divan." The words "des fees" are beneath. A cortege of Arabs, about 20 persons in the party, walk past; the dignitaries are in front, attended by men with horns and drums. Coming in the other direction are local Swiss, who pay little attention, and a group of native-garbed Africans. The dozen or so well-dressed denizens of Geneva who are sitting on the steps of the Divan take it all in.