The Island of Marken
Movie| Title | Een kinderfeest op ‘t eiland Marken |
| User score | 3.5 |
| Release date | Sep 10, 1899 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Director | Emile Lauste |
| Production country | Netherlands |
| Production companies | Nederlandsche Biograaf en Mutoscope Maatschappij |
| Run time | 1 min. |
In September of 1899, the French cameraman Emile Lauste visited the Netherlands for the second time that year. [...] One of the subjects that Lauste briefly filmed was children on the island of Marken. We see the children passing by in a rowboat, and dancing in a circle. The traditional costumes and the watery environment looked very exotic to foreign audiences. The footage jibed very well with the perceptions that people had of the Netherlands in those days.
