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Le lys de la vie
(The Lily of Life)
(1920) France
B&W : (length unknown)
Directed by Loïe Fuller and Georgette Sorrère (Gabrielle Sorère)

Cast: René Chomette (René Clair) [the prince], Marjorie Meads (Margery Meadows) [Corona], Jean-Paul Le Tarare [bouffon de la cour (the court jester)], Flora Hart [Mora], Damia [femme de la mer (a woman of the sea)] [?] Loïe Fuller?

Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont production; distributed by [?] Société des Etablissements L. Gaumont? / From a short story by [?] Queen Elizabeth of Rumania or Queen Marie of Rumania? Art direction by Loïe Fuller. Costume design by Loïe Fuller. Cinematography by André Dantan and William Burke. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / René Clair’s film debut.

Experimental.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Keywords: Dance

Listing updated: 28 November 2022.

References: Bardèche-History pp. 150, 151, 242 : Website-IMDb.