Friday 6 July 2007, 19.00

Segundo de Chomón, who was born in Aragón and started working in Barcelona’s film industry in 1902, is considered one of cinema’s first great masters of optical effects. His fantastic imagery recalls Méliès and distinguished him from his contemporaries. He was the most influential and international Spanish filmmaker of this period, working with the Pathé brothers in Paris, with Italia Film in Turin, and contributing to Abel Gance’s 1927 Napoléon. This screening surveys his captivating films, which set a fascinating precedent for the development of Dalí and Buñuel’s surrealist experiments.

Programme duration 60 minutes

Poules aux Oeufs D’Or, 1905
Antre Infernal, 1905
Antre de la Sorciere, 1906
Spectre Rouge, 1907
Armures Mysterieux, 1907
Scarabee D’Or, 1907
Metempsycose, 1907
Excursion Incoherente, 1910
Legende du Fantome, 1908

Tate Modern  Starr Auditorium
£5 (£4 concessions), booking recommended

    

This event is related to the Dalí at Tate Modern exhibition