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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Separation des soeurs siamoises

Eugène Doyen | France | 1902 | 5' | | IFFR 2014

A great enthusiast of cinema as a means to record his work for educational and advertising purposes, Dr. Doyen employed Clèment Maurice to film and photograph his surgeries. In 1902, he filmed the successful Separation des soeurs siamoises (although both sisters died one year after the surgery).

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Film details

Country of production
France
Year
1902
Festival edition
IFFR 2014
Length
5"
Medium/Format
16mm

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