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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Gavotte |
| Date | c.1898 |
| Document Type | Film |
| Library/Archive | BFI National Archive |
| Collection | Victorian Compilation |
| Notes | Previously attributed to Lumière; more likely to be Pathé. Black and white, 66 feet. |
| Topics | film, silent |
| Production Company | Pathé Frères |
| Duration | 00:01:14 |
| Genre | comedy |
| Description | Scene from a stage routine. On a stage a woman dressed as a nobleman watches another woman dancing, the latter wearing a dress which reveals her thighs. When she rests on a chair the nobleman pays court, fans her with the tails of his coat and finally embraces her. |
| Copyright | BFI National Archive |