A Sea Cave Near Lisbon

A Sea Cave Near Lisbon is an 1896 British short silent actuality film, directed by Henry Short, featuring a view looking out to sea through the Boca do Inferno Hells Mouth cave near Lisbon, with waves breaking in. The film was popular with audiences and received positive reviews.

In 1896, film pioneer R. W. Paul sent his associate Henry Short on a filmmaking trip to the Iberian Peninsula, with a new lightweight portable camera he had developed. Paul, who had earlier in the year developed a projection system known as the Theatrograph, was at the time in commercial competition with the Lumire brothers, who themselves had demonstrated a projection system in London on the same day,February. The Alhambra Theatre in Leicester Square, London, were impressed by Pauls system and offered him a contract to supply equipment and staff. Paul was thus keen to acquire footage to make a positive impact on audiences at the Alhambra.During the fiveweek trip in August and September, Short createdactuality films, mostly in the cities of Cdiz, Lisbon, Madrid and Seville. Most of these were either urban views, indcluding the Puerto del Sol in Madrid and Triana, Seville, or cultural scenes, such as an Andalusian dance and Fado performers. ........

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