Danse macabre
In Camille Saint-Saëns' Danse Macabre visual symphony, the desperate young lovers, Youth and Love try to evade Death's cold grip, as the terrible Black Plague devastates Spain.
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"This is a short film from a collection entitled "Unseen Cinema: Early American Avant-Garde Film 1894-1941". Most of the films are very artsy and not the sort of stuff the average viewer would enjoy. This one is set during the time of plague in Spain. It consists of very creepy animation--very creepy. In addition, a couple of live actors dance about a creepy old castle as skeletons play music and appears to have come to take the woman to the afterlife. It's incredibly strange--even for this collection. But the music is nice and the film very well made for what it is. Also, the c..."
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Though filmed during the silent era, the film's intended accompaniment was Danse macabre, Op. 40 (c. 1874), by Camille Saint-Saëns. The director also pledged "a mysterious contraption (apparently of his own invention)" that would sync the film's projection to whatever live accompaniment was used - orchestra, organ, or piano roll.
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In Camille Saint-Saëns' Danse Macabre visual symphony, the desperate young lovers, Youth and Love try to evade Death's cold grip, as the terrible Black Plague devastates Spain.