Grandma Despina
Synopsis
This scene is a part of the very first film shot produced by the Manaki Brothers. Despina, the Janaki and Milton Manaki's grandmother, was recorded weaving in one high-angle shot. For no apparent reason, the first shot made in Macedonia, in the Balkans in fact, made by these two cinematography pioneers, contains peculiar symbolics: at the moment when the grandmother Despina spins the weaving wheel, film starts rolling in our country.
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Title:
Grandma Despina
Latest releases:
Nov. 2, 1905
Country of origin:
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
Duration
1mn
Genres
Documentary
Actors
Baba Despina
Source:
Public Domain via Wikipedia
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