Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Featuring a woman dressed as Jeanne Antoinne Poisson, the Marquise de Pompadour, member of the French court and mistress of Louis XV. The special effects were created by Segundo de Chomón, the most significant Spanish silent film director. Please note, this film is silent.
is part of The Corrick Collection of 135 of the world's earliest films, which formed part of the Corrick Family Entertainers variety act over 100 years ago.
It was digitally restored as part of the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia's NFSA Restores program.
Read more: https://www.nfsa.gov.au/CorrickCollection
Pathé, France / NFSA: 717499
Featuring a woman dressed as Jeanne Antoinne Poisson, the Marquise de Pompadour, member of the French court and mistress of Louis XV. The special effects were created by Segundo de Chomón, the most significant Spanish silent film director. Please note, this film is silent.
is part of The Corrick Collection of 135 of the world's earliest films, which formed part of the Corrick Family Entertainers variety act over 100 years ago.
It was digitally restored as part of the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia's NFSA Restores program.
Read more: https://www.nfsa.gov.au/CorrickCollection
Pathé, France / NFSA: 717499
