"Fairy Tales"

Made in 1903, Eccentric Waltz showcases an exhibition by dancers Boldoni and Solinski, residents at the famous Eldorado cabaret in the Boulevard de Strasbourg in Paris. The lavish stencil colouring emphasises the woman's swirling skirt. Marcus Davidson composed a new soundtrack for this beautiful example of an early colour stencil film from Pathé -- one of the rare and wonderful films from the dawn of cinema to be found of the BFI's forthcoming DVD collection Fairy Tales released 3 December 2012.