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A Soldier's Courtship

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A Soldier's Courtship
Directed byR.W. Paul
Produced byR.W. Paul
StarringFred Storey, Julia Seale
CinematographyR.W. Paul
Release date
  • 1896 (1896)

A Soldier's Courtship is an 1896 British short silent drama film that was directed by R.W. Paul. It depicts a woman sitting on a bench, who is later approached by a soldier. At first, the woman refuses the soldier's advance on her, but later, they are kissing each other very excitedly.

Legacy

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The Natural Science and Media Museum of England said that the film was "Britain’s, and arguably the world’s, first fiction film."[1]

Lost film

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The Soldier's Courtship was originally a lost film, but was later discovered in the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome and was premiered at the Pordenone silent film festival in October 2011.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "ROBERT PAUL AND THE RACE TO INVENT CINEMA". THE NATIONAL SCIENCE AND MEDIA MUSEUM. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  2. ^ Says, Urbanora (2011-07-25). "The Soldier's Courtship". The Bioscope. Retrieved 2021-11-29.