A film shot in 1914 by the director José Gaspar, and considered to be the oldest such document on Málaga, ‘Un Día por Málaga’, has been restored.
Containing the oldest moving pictures from the city, the film has been rescued by the Andalucía Filmoteca. It shows life in Málaga’s streets as being the protagonist of the city at the start of the last century.
The restored copy of the work was presented to the Regional Councillor for Culture, Paulino Plata, the Government Delegate for Málaga, María Gámez, journalist and researcher Francisco Griñán, and the Director of the filmoteca, Pablo García Casado, who explained that the film is the only documentary of its type in the filmotecas across Spain. Griñán described it as the facebook of its day.
Lasting about an hour, the silent movie shows different parts of the city – people leaving mass in the Santiago Church, the Armiñán Bridge, filmgoers leaving the Pascualini Cinema, people walking in the park, or arriving or leaving work.
The film was made by the businessman, José Pascual, and was shown in 1914 in the Pascualini Cinema, but then it got lost for 60 years. The restoration and digitalisation process has cost 20,000 €.
