France, 1896
1m
black and white
silent
A French fantasy film directed by Alice Guy-Blaché using the name Alice Blaché. It is believed to be the first film by a woman director.
Plot Summary
A fairy delivers babies from cabbages.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Alice Blaché 1A pseudonym for Alice Guy-Blaché.
Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont
Produced by: Léon Gaumont
Written by: Alice Guy-Blaché
Director of Photography: Alice Guy-Blaché
Cast
Alice Guy-Blaché
Germaine Serand
Yvonne Serand (the cabbage fairy)
Alternative Titles
Blomkålsfe – Sweden
The Cabbage Fairy
A Fada do Repolho – Brazil
La fée aux choux, ou la naissance des enfants
Links
Extracts included in
Le jardin oublié: La vie et l’oeuvre d’Alice Guy-Blaché (1995)
References
Books
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.136 – credits
- Shadows in a Phantom’s Eye: Attractions & Aberrations in the Moving Image Volume One: 1872-1907 by The Nocturne Group p.22
