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The History of Cinema: 1915 |
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Gt. Britain - Trinidad & Tobago |
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Great Britain |
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In the case of Ellis vs North Metropolitan Theatres Ltd, the Divisional Court of Appeal rules that local authorities have no right to ban the screening of films on a Sunday. [ADD] |
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– As output falls to a total of 5,390 features, shorts, series and newsreels, 600 British films are offered on exclusive terms. [ADD] |
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- The Kinematograph Renter’s Society is formed to safeguard the interests of film distributors. [ADD] |
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– An enlarged Lime Grove Studios is opened at Shepherd’s Bush on the site at which R. C. Bromhead & A. C. Bromhead had operated since the start of the century. [ADD] |
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– An Alexandra Palace film studio is destroyed by fire. [ADD] |
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– Import duty is imposed on cinema film by McKenna Duties, which classify film as a luxury import. [ADD] |
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India |
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– Shree Nath Patankar makes Death of Narayanrao Peshwa, India’s first historical film drama. [ADD] |
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Italy |
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Nelli the Gigolette, the first of a series of films based on the detective Za la Mort, premieres in Rome. Emilio Ghione produces the film, which stars Francesca Bertini. [ADD] |
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– Luigi Pirandello writes Shoot! The Notebooks of Serafino Gubbio, Cinematograph Operator, believed to be the first novel set in the movie industry. [ADD] |
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Japan |
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– M. Kashii Films acquires Pathe’s Japanese interests. [ADD] |
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Mexico |
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– Italian actress Pina Menichelli, the first diva of Mexican cinema, stars in Il fuoco. [ADD] |
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Poland |
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– Pola Negri makes Bestia and Zona for director Aleksander Hertz. [ADD] |
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Spain |
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– Patria films is founded by Julio Rousset. [ADD] |
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– The Mutua de Defensa Cinematográfica Española is established. [ADD] |
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Sweden |
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– The Swedish Cinema Owners Association is formed to protect the interests of exhibitors. [ADD] |
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Switzerland |
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The first national cinema association is founded in Zurich. [ADD] |
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– Robert Rosenthal founds Eos Film in Basle. [ADD] |
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Trinidad & Tobago |
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– Two new cinemas, the New City Cinema in Port of Spain, and the Palace Cinema in San Fernando, open. [ADD] |
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Other Key Films of 1915 |
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The Bottle (Cecil Hepworth) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Florence Nightingale (Maurice Elvey) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Jane Shore (Will Barker) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Sweet Lavender (Cecil Hepworth) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Ultus series (George Pearson) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Doktor Ur (Mihaly Kertesz) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Fun at Finglas Fair (F. J. McCormick) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Assunta Spina (Gustavo Serena & Francesca Bertini) [MORE] [ADD] |
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After Death (Evgeni Bauer) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Children of the Age (Evgeni Bauer) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Daydreams (Evgeni Bauer) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Leon Drey (Evgeni Bauer) [MORE] [ADD] |
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The Picture of Dorian Gray (Vsevelod Emilievich Meyerhold) [MORE] [ADD] |
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The Strong Man (Vselevod Emilievich Meyerhold) [MORE] [ADD] |
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War and Peace (Vladimir Gardin) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Yuri Nagorni (Evgeni Bauer) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Dvoryanskoye Gnezdo (Vladimir Gardin) [MORE] [ADD] |
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Natasha Rostova (Pyotr Chardynin) [MORE] [ADD] |
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