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'La Parapluie fantastique', known in English as 'Ten Ladies in One Umbrella', 'Ten Girls in One Umbrella', and 'Ten Ladies in an Umbrella', is a 1903 French short silent film by Georges Mlis.

Production and themes



Mlis plays the magician in the film, the special effects for which were achieved using substitution splices and dissolves.

The film is strongly influenced by the Pygmalion myth, as is suggested by the inscription "Galathea Thtre" on the set and various classical motifs, including Grecian costumes, classical musical instruments such as the auloi and the lyre, and a backdrop showing a classical landscape with a tempietto. Classical scholar Martin M. Winkler concludes: "Mlis the filmmaker-wizard-creator is evidently a modern Pygmalion."

Release



The film was sold by Mlis's Star Film Company and is numbered 506507 in its catalogues. In America, the film was sold as 'Ten Ladies in One Umbrella'; in Britain, the title was 'Ten Girls in One Umbrella'. The variant title 'Ten Ladies in an Umbrella' was used for David Shepard's 2008 restoration of the film. A paper print of the film survives at the Library of Congress.

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