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A little "Jules Verne" / Pathé frères.

OTHER TITLES
Original French title: Petit Jules Verne

CREATED/PUBLISHED
[English language version].
United States : Pathé Frères, 1907.

SUMMARY
A boy is put to bed by his mother, but when she leaves the room, he pulls out a book. Dropping off to sleep, he begins to dream. The wall behind him transforms into a screen, with a portrait of Jules Verne. The boy imagines the starry night sky, with comets shooting by. The gondola of a balloon parks outside his window. He climbs aboard, ascending over a skyline and harbor. Lightning strikes the balloon, and it drops into the ocean, with the boy swimming to the bottom. Various marine vegetation and jellyfish turn into sea maidens. Dancers salute an undersea goddess, showering her with sand. Caught by a giant squid, the boy fights with it for his life, and awakens to his mother's scolding. Instead of a squid, he has actually been fighting his pillow, and he has shaken its feather contents all over his bed and room. His mother angrily picks up the book, unsurprised at the source of his dreams, and puts the apologetic and happy child to bed.

NOTES
English title from film and AFI STAR database record no. 7726.

French title, Un petit Jules Verne, per Catalogue Pathé des années 1896 à 1914, 1907 à 1909, p. 44; AFI STAR database record no. 7726.

The original nitrate had some hand-coloring.

There is a brief color scene. When lightning strikes the balloon, the resulting fire is in color.

Pathé no. 1940.

MAVIS 7361; A little "Jules Verne"

The digital file and the Betacam SP were made from a 3/4 in. videocassette (VBO 3864) that includes two films. A little "Jules Verne," from the AFI/Baker (Glenn L.) Collection, is followed by La poule aux oeufs d'or. Part 4, Le châtiment de l'avare apothéose, from the AFI/Vermont Historical Society Collection.

Interneg (CPA 0139) is a fragment which was copied a second time at a different exposure than in the full-length interneg (CPA 0138).

Digital files viewed.

Sources used: American Film Institute online catalog, Oct. 25, 2006; Catalogue Pathé des années 1896 à 1914, 1907 à 1909, p. 44; AFI STAR database record no. 7726.

Received: 12/14/1995 from LC video lab; viewing copy; preservation; AFI/Baker (Glenn L.) Collection.

Received: 1/14/1991 from Film Technology Lab; theatrical projection print and internegs; gift, ATM 167; AFI/Baker (Glenn L.) Collection.

Received: 1/24/2007 from VidiPax; master; preservation; AFI/Baker (Glenn L.) Collection.

SUBJECTS
Verne, Jules,--1828-1905--Influence--Drama.
Children's dreams--Drama.
Fantasy--Short.
Trick--Short.

RELATED NAMES
Pathé frères (France)
Pathé Frères (U.S.)
AFI/Baker (Glenn L.) Collection (Library of Congress)

MEDIUM
1 videocassette of 1 (ca. 7 min.) : si., b&w with col. ; 3/4 in. viewing copy.
1 film reel of 1 (ca. 7 min., ca. 485 ft.) : si., b&w with col. ; 35 mm. theatrical projection print.
1 videocassette of 1 (Betacam SP) (ca. 7 min.) : si., b&w with col. ; 1/2 in. master.
1 film reel of 1 (ca. 7 min., ca. 485 ft.) : si., b&w with col. ; 35 mm. interneg.
1 film reel (inc.) (ca. 1 min., ca. 60 ft.) : si., b&w with col. ; 35 mm. interneg.

CALL NUMBER
VBO 3864 (viewing copy)
CPA 1397 (theatrical projection print)
VRA 1855 (master)
CPA 0138 (interneg)
CPA 0139 (interneg)

DIGITAL ID
mbrsascfr 3864s1 3864s2 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/mbrsascfr.3864s01

RELATED DIGITAL ITEMS
(France in America: Selections from the LC Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Description)

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