Movies: Fructuoso Gelabert

Lost 1897 film in which two men argue over the affection of a woman in a café, with their discussion escalating into a fistfight. Widely regarded as the first fiction film made in Spain, the original is now lost. Director Fructuós Gelabert recreated ...

1952 reconstruction of Gelabert’s Café Brawl (1897). This remake is the only surviving version, recreating the original lost film’s café fight scene....

Short documentary by Fructuós Gelabert capturing a religious procession in Barcelona’s Sants neighborhood. Young girls dressed in white march alongside bands, soldiers, and adults carrying religious standards, offering a glimpse into early 20th-centu...

Documentary filmed by Fructuoso Gelabert at the Spanish coast....