Félix Mayol Performs "The Trottins' Polka"
Félix Mayol performs The Trottins Polka (La Polka des Trottins, by A. Trebitsch and H. Christine) in this phonoscene by Alice Guy. This early form of music video was created using a chronophone recording of Mayol, who was then filmed "lip singing". Guy would film phonoscenes of all three major Belle Époque celebrities in France: Polin, Félix Mayol, and Dranem.
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| Original Title | La polka des trottins |
| Year | 1905 |
| Country | France |
| Genre | Music, Documentary |
| Director | Alice Guy-Blaché |
| Runtime | 2 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.0/10 (10 votes) |
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Alice Guy constructs this brief phonoscene by relying on the chronophone technology to synchronize the prerecorded audio of Félix Mayol's performance with filmed visuals. It explores the very mechanics of early sound cinema, preserving a vaudeville act in its nascent audiovisual form.
What lingers after viewing is a sense of witnessing a foundational moment in media history, where music and moving image first consciously converged. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Alice Guy-Blaché
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With curiosity, as a pivotal fragment of early film history.
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