Willi geigt

Willi Plays the Violin

Julius Neubronner (1852-1932), a chemist and inventor from Kronberg was one of the first people to film in the Rhine-Main region. In 1903 he acquired his first film camera, an Ernemann "Kino" for 17.5mm film with center perforation. With his camera Neubronner recorded historical events as well as the everyday life of his family. Furthermore, he also shot short sketches performed by himself and his family on a stage set-up in the garden of their home. "Willi Plays the Violin" shows amateur footage of Julius Neubronner's son with a violin in front of a backdrop in the garden. When the film was projected Willi would stand behind the screen and play the violin as close to the depicted performance as possible.