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Movie poster: Café Brawl (1897)
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Café Brawl

1897 · 1 min Drama
3.9 / 10 · TMDB

Lost 1897 film in which two men argue over the affection of a woman in a café, with their discussion escalating into a fistfight. Widely regarded as the first fiction film made in Spain, the original is now lost. Director Fructuós Gelabert recreated the film in 1952, a version often mistakenly assumed to be the original.

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Original Title Riña en un café
Year 1897
Country Spain
Genre Drama
Director Fructuós Gelabert
Runtime 1 min.
Rating TMDB: 3.9/10 (8 votes)

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The 1952 reconstruction builds upon the scant historical record, attempting to materialize a lost cinematic ghost. It constructs a primal drama of jealousy and violence that would become a foundational archetype.

What lingers after viewing is a palpable sense of absence and a meditation on the fragility of early film heritage, where a nation's first fiction survives only as an echo. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Fructuós Gelabert

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As a historical artifact, viewed in contemplative silence.

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