The Wonderful Fruit of the Tropics (1914)

4,172 views · Published 10 August 2017 · 5:10 · Indexed 21 October 2026

Channel: BFI · 2017 · Film & Animation

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Part of India on Film: 1899 – 1947
This collection of newly digitised films is part of the BFI's contribution to the UK-India Year of Culture 2017, in partnership with the British Council.  View more films on BFI Player http://player.bfi.org.uk/collections/india-on-film-1899-1947/  (UK only)


Beautiful stencil-coloured images of collecting (and eating) the fruit of India.

India's fruit harvest appears all the more delicious thanks to the coloured tints applied to this film using stencils. The film was produced by the French company Scientia.


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