Segundo de Chomón´s Japanese Acrobats 1907

Segundo de Chomón was a spanish pioneer in filmmaking alongside George Meliés on the early twentieth century. His investigations in film effects and exquisite sensitivity and understanding of the filmmaking language and its possibilities place him as a revolutionary figure within the medium. Unfortunately he has become hugely unknown, probably because of his spanish origins, since his best work was done in France. Another great spanish artist forced to move outside Spain since seems this country never had any foresight for their emerging and poignant artists. And this time we cannot blame the civil war since he died way before, in 1929. Enjoy this fantastic piece.