Once upon a time, during the belle epoque in turn-of-the-century Paris, a short-lived film form called scenes de feeries, or fairy films, was becoming popular thanks to the Pathe Frerer company. In jewel-like colours the films, made to appeal to young and old alike, recreated the theatrical spectacles of the age with their fantastical settings, dancing girls, mythical beasts, supernatural beings and a plethora of stage tricks enhanced by the techniques of the new medium of film.
Presented here with original hand-colouring, each film is accompanied with a newly commissioned soundtrack by recording artists from the leading experimental music label Touch.
Film notes written by Bryony Dixon. Extra films notes written by Michael Brooke. Music notes written by Mike Harding. Reviews:
Commissioned exclusive work from Fennesz ● Chris Watson ● Oren Ambarchi ●
BJNilsen ● Hildur Gudnadottir ● Sarah Nicolls ● Jana Winderen ● Michael
Esposito ● Leif Elggren ● Maia Urstad ● Achim Mohné ● Tom Haines &
Chris Branch (members of The London Snorkelling Team) ● Pascal Wyse ●
Marcus Davidson ● Joachim Nordwall & Henrik Rylander ● Philip Jeck ●
Sohrab and others
Order here: http://touchshop.org/product_info.php?&products_id=570
Reviews:
http://www.moviemail.com/film/dvd/Fairy-Tales-Early-Colour-Stencil-Films...
http://www.filmwerk.co.uk/2012/11/28/fairy-tales-early-colour-stencil-films-from-pathe-review/
http://www.theartsdesk.com/film/dvd-fairy-tales-early-colour-stencil-films-path%C3%A9
http://thequietus.com/articles/10936-touch-soundtrack-pathe-colour-stencil-films-bfi-dvd
http://www.bfi.org.uk/news/fairy-tales-writing-music-silent-fantasies
