What Happened on Twenty-Third Street, New York City (1901)
The corner of 23rd Street and 6th Avenue was renowned for its gusty breezes that might allow a man to catch a glimpse of a woman's stockings. In this staged scene we see Alfred Abadie, an Edison cameraman, and Florence Georgie strolling along when Georgie has a Marilyn Monroe type moment.
This film was restored by the Library of Congress and was copied at 16fps from 35mm.
Original soundtrack and footage remix by ocp.
Demolishing and Building Up Star Theatre (1901).
Time lapse shot of the demolition of the Star Theatre in New York City. Produced by American Mutoscope and Biograph Company and preserved by the Library of Congress.
This film is in the public domain.
"Para mim é chinês" pretende ser uma reflexão sobre o que um extremo ocidental reterá da cultura extremo oriental: as associações auditivas e visuais - ainda que enevoadas - constituintes de um imaginário comum.
Não se sabe bem o que é mas existe uma marca indelével nesta simbologia que nos remete para a China.
Portanto, para mim, é chinês (i.e. o que diz um português quando não percebe um dado fenómeno), e no entanto, percebo que o é.
"Para mim é chinês" (pt. It's Chinese to me) is intend ...