as La Naissance des Enfants, and then she added an artistic title for the 1900 version, and kept the earlier title as a subtitle because it referred to the first version. Gil Blas, July 30, 1896 There is a reference in an 1896 newspaper that refers to a “chaste fiction of children born under the cabbages in a wonderfully framed chromo landscape” that requires explanation. The Backdrop Photographic evidence of the 1896 La Fée aux Choux can be found in seven extant Gaumont films. When the painted panels from these films are put together, the size of the backdrop, at least 40 feet long, indicates it was painted for a larger format film such as the 58-millimeter that was used at Gaumont only in 1896 and the first half of 1897. Portions from the 1896 backdrop appear in both the 1900 La Fée aux Choux and behind the door in Sage-Femme. Some of the panels connect along their edges and some are connected by specifics in the painting. One of the witnesses of the painted backdrop said it was used for Les Mefaits d’une Tête de Veau. Based on the figures of the Normandy wedding in the painting, it was used for La Fée aux Choux first. References External links Excerpt from Ephemeral Podcast about Alice Guy—La Fée aux Choux https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnYopp6VuzQ 1896 films French silent short films French black-and-white films Films directed by Alice Guy-Blaché Articles containing video clips Lost French films 1890s lost films 1896 short films 1890s French films