“Mest Kinematograficheskogo Operatora” (“The Revenge of a Kinematograph
Cameraman”) is a 1912 Russian stop-motion silent short film, directed by
Ladislas Starevich for the production company A. Khanzhonkov and Co. The film is
known for featuring real dead insects as the main characters, as well as for
leading the audience to believe that the filmmaker had managed to train them to
perform in the film.
Synopsis.
A grasshopper cameraman discovers a rival beetle's infidelity and plots his
revenge.
What will you find?
An audiovisual magic trick that exposes the hypocrisy of the bourgeois society
of the time.
Availability.
Currently, "Mest Kinematograficheskogo Operatora" is available online.
Cinematographic analysis (Premium).
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