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Capsize of Lifeboat
Daily practice of life boat crew, showing boat being upset purposely by the men. As these boats are self-righting and self-bailing, the scene is particularly interesting.
| Release : | 1897 |
| Rating : | 4.3 |
| Studio : | Edison Studios, |
| Crew : | Cinematography, Director, |
| Cast : | |
| Genre : | Documentary |
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Masterful Cinema
An unexpected masterpiece
It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.
It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.
Capsize of Lifeboat (1897)*** (out of 4) Edison short was part of their "Pacific Coast Life Saving Services" series, which were produced to teach people how to survive something going wrong in the water. This film, running a whopping 25-seconds, shows a group of men in the way with an upside down lifeboat. The men must work together to get it flipped back over. There's certainly nothing groundbreaking or record setting in this short but it's mildly entertaining but then again, it's only 25-seconds. Fans of these early films will enjoy watching this as we have some rather nice camera work even though I'm not sure how many people watching would be able to actually turn the boat back over.
