Poultry-Yard
Lumière Film Catalogue no. 14
Genres
Overview
Two girls do one of their chores. Standing alongside a tree-lined farmhouse, two children who are about ten and four years old toss grain to a flock of about 50 domesticated ducks. A woman watches them briefly and then moves on. The older girl has her grain in a bucket, the younger one's grain is in her apron. The children stay in one spot, as does the camera; it's the ducks that move around. Chickens are in the background; only one braves the ducks' territory.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
1 min
Release Date
1896-01-01
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
18
Vote Average
4.2
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