El mundo de Fructuoso Gelabert

Synopsis

Documentary by Juan Francisco de Lasa about a pioneer of Spanish cinema. Gelabert attended one of the first sessions of the Lumière's cinématographe in Barcelona. Briefly after, he built a contraption based on this invention. He produced his first picture, "Dorotea", in 1897. His film "Riña en un café" is considered the first Spanish film to feature a plot.

Cast

Fructuós Gelabert

Himself

Crew

Camera

• Ricardo Albiñana Director of Photography
• Tomás Ribes Assistant Camera

Directing

• Juan Francisco de Lasa Director
• Jaime Peracaula Assistant Director

Editing

• Luis Puigvert Editor

Sound

• Juan Pineda Music

Writing

• Juan Francisco de Lasa Writer