Akrobatisches Potpourri

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name = Akrobatisches Potpourri


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director = Max Skladanowsky
Emil Skladanowsky
producer = Max Skladanowsky
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starring = Grunato family
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cinematography = Max Skladanowsky
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released = November 1 1895
runtime = 6 seconds
country = Germany
language = Silent
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"Akrobatisches Potpourri" (also known as "Gymnastikerfamilie Grunato") is an 1895 German short black-and-white silent documentary film directed and produced by Max and Emil Skladanowsky and starring the Grunato family. It is one of the first German produced films. [ cite web| url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/A/AkrobatischesPotpourri1895.html |title=Akrobatisches Potpourri |work=Silent Era |accessdate=2007-03-18 |format=HTML ]

Filmed in the park of the Berlin-Moabit Public Theatre this short film shows the balancing act performance of this family of 8 performers. [ cite web |url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/534678 |title=AKROBATISCHES POTPOURRI |work=BFI Film & TV Database |accessdate=2007-03-18 |format=HTML ]

It was one of a series of films produced to be projected by a magic lantern and formed part of the Wintergarten Performances, the first projections of film in Europe to a paying audience. The film titles for the initial program were: Italienischer Bauerntanz, Komisches Reck, Serpentinen Tanz, Der Jongleur Paul Petras, Das Boxende Känguruh, "Akrobatisches Potpourri", Kamarinskaja, Ringkampf and Apotheose. Each film lasted approximately 6 seconds and would be repeated several times. [ cite web |url=http://www.victorian-cinema.net/skladanowsky.htm |title=Max Skladanowsky |work=Who's Who of Victorian Cinema |accessdate=2007-03-18 |format=HTML ]

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