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La danseuse de Siva (1911)

Directed by Albert Capellani

Drama, Romance · 14m

Stacia Napierkowska (1886-1945) was one of the most successful of the many dancers who appeared onstage, in Paris and internationally, as Hindu priestesses, Esmeraldas, Greek nymphs and maenads, oriental harem favourites or Cambodian temple maidens. After her film debut in 1908, she quickly became a film star, first with Pathé and later with Film d’arte Italiana, creating her own roles in the manner of pantomimes; at the same time she continued her brilliant stage career. Napierkowska was an influential fashion leader, and her dark slender beauty certainly looks like the role model of Josette Andriot. La Danseuse de Siva (1911), a film by Albert Capellani deemed to be lost until recently, has been identified by Tamara Shvediuk in the collection of the Gosfil’mofonds. The print originally belonged to Sergey Ivanovich Osipov, a cinema owner and distributor.

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Cast

G
Georges Tréville Stacia Napierkowska
G
Gaston Fred
H
Henriette Leblond
F
Fernande Bernard
R
Raveux Émile Mylo Madeleine Carlier
P
Prika
L
Léa Frey
B
Bessy
S
Sauriac

Crew

Director
Albert Capellani

Details

Release date
1911-01-01
Runtime
14m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Original language
XX
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
France
Production
Pathé Frères, S.C.A.G.L. Pathé