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Star of Bethlehem, the (L'étoile de Bethléem)
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| Titre | [The star of Bethlehem - 5] |
|---|---|
| d'après Frederick Edward Weatherly et Stephen Adams, The Star of Bethlehem, 1887 [chant religieux] | |
| Fabricant | George Miles Mason |
| Époque | Fin du XIXème siècle - début du XXème siècle |
| Lieu de fabrication | Angleterre |
| Description technique | life models, photographie, plaque carrée fixe |
| Dimensions | L. 83 mm l. 83 mm |
| Cote | PLM-00038-005 (Coll. Cinémathèque française) |
- The star of Bethlehem - Partition musicale
- It was the eve of Christmas,
The snow lay deep and white,
sat behind my window, and look'd into the night,
I heard the church bells ringing,
I saw the bright stars shine,
And childhood came again to me,
With all its dreams divine,
Then as I list'ned to the bells,
And wach'd the skies afar,
Out of the East majestical
There rose one radiant star;
And ev'ry other star grewpale
Before that heav'nly glow,
It seem'd to bid me follow,
And I could not choose but go.
It seem'd to bid me follow,
And I could not choose but go.
From street to street it led me,
by many a mansion fair.
It shone thro'dingy casement
on many a garret bare,
From highway on to highway,
thro' alleys dark and cold,
And where it shone the darkness
was flooded all with gold.
Sad hearts forgot their sorrow,
Rough hearts grew soft and mild,
And weary little children turn'd in their sleep and smil'd;
While many a homeless wanderer up lifted patient eyes
Seeming to see home at last
beyond those starry skies.
Seeming to see a home at last
beyond those starry skies.
And then me thought earth faded,
I rose as borne on wings,
Beyond the waste of ruined lives,
the press of human things,
Above the toil and shadow,
Above the want and woe,
My old self and its darkness seem'd left on earth below.
And onward upward shone the star,
until it seem'd to me,
It flash'd upon the golden gate,
And o'er the crystal sea;
And then the gates roll'd back ward,
I stood where Angels trod;
It was the star, the star of Bethlehem had led me up to God,
The star, the star, had led me up to God.
The Star of Bethlehem [Musique imprimée]/ paroles, F.E. Weatherly ; musique, Stephen Adams . - Boosey & Co, 295 Regent Street, Londres - [12] p. ; 34,4 cm x 24,6 cm. [original]
La particularité de cette série tient dans la formation des images projetées : la première plaque reste présente pour toute la série, les huit autres plaques venant en surimpression à cette première image.
L'histoire est la suivante : une femme assise à sa fenêtre (plaque 1) se remémore son enfance (plaque 2). Elle rêve d'une étoile (plaque 3), sa lumière est si intense qu'elle ne peut s'empêcher de la suivre (plaque 4). De rues en rues, l'étoile réveille des enfants dans leur lit (plaque 5), apporte de la lumière à des sans-abris (plaque 6). La rêverie de la femme lui donne l'impression d'être un ange (plaque 7) qui entre au Paradis (plaque 8). A la plaque 9, l'étoile arrive à sa destination : elle a conduit la rêveuse jusqu'au Divin Enfant.
