SERPENTINE DANCE BY by MRS. BOB WALTER (French title: Danse Serpentine Par Mme. Bob Walter) is a short dance film directed by Alice Guy-Blaché.
It stars Loie Fuller who performs the serpentine dance.
Alice Guy-Blaché was a French trailblazing film director. She was one of the first filmmakers (man or woman) to make a narrative fiction film, as well as the first woman to direct a film. She began her career in the film industry at the age of 21, working as a secretary for the Gaumont Film Company in France. From 1896 to 1906, she was probably the only female filmmaker in the world. She went on to direct and produce hundreds of films over the course of her career. Some that were one minute long, some were feature films. Unfortunately, a lot of them have been lost. She was the artistic director and a co-founder of Solax Studios. She was a major influence on other male directors, but has since been largely forgotten. Happy Women's History Month!
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