Sandow (film)
Sandow is a series of three 1894 American silent short
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In 1894, Sandow was featured in a short film by the Edison Studios.[1] The film was only part of the show and features him flexing his muscles rather than performing any feats of physical strength. While the film's content reflects the audience's attention primarily focused on his appearance it made use of the unique capacities of the new medium. Film theorists have attributed the appeal being the striking image of a detailed image moving in synchrony, much like the example of the Lumière brothers' Repas de bébé where audiences were reportedly more impressed by the movement of trees swaying in the background than the events taking place in the foreground. In 1894, he appeared in a short Kinetoscope film that was part of history's first commercial motion picture exhibition.
References
- ^ "Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope". Film Threat. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
The film began with Sandow holding his hands behind his head, enabling a conspicuous bit of biceps flexing and abs display. (Speaking of display, Sandow's posing shorts left very, very little to the imagination.) Sandow then folded his arms across his meaty chest, followed by a modified version of the crab pose that enabled another view of his abs while showing off his forearms. After a quick single biceps pose, Sandow turned around for a lat spread, showing off a ridiculously well-developed back. After a few stretching exercises, Sandow turned back to the camera and repeated his poses.
External links
- Sandow, No. 1 at IMDb
- Sandow, No. 2 at IMDb
- Sandow, No. 3 at IMDb
- Sandow on YouTube