Early Films: The Ultimate Guide
From 1874 to 1899
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- DirectorP.J.C. JanssenSeries of photographs of the transit of the planet Venus across the Sun in 1874.https://youtu.be/LowU9vKZzJs
- DirectorEadweard MuybridgeStarsGilbert DommSallie GardnerThe clip shows a jockey, Gilbert Domm, riding a horse, Sallie Gardner. The clip is not filmed; instead, it consists of 24 individual photographs shot in rapid succession, making a moving picture when using a zoopraxiscope.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-aJAgM-MG0
- DirectorEadweard MuybridgeIndividual photographs of the running of a buffalo shot in rapid succession.https://youtu.be/5bqu6YsQocU
- DirectorLouis Aimé Augustin Le PrinceA frame sequence featuring a man walking around a corner.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waajbbvAzYM
- DirectorLouis Aimé Augustin Le PrinceStarsAnnie HartleyAdolphe Le PrinceJoseph WhitleyIn the garden, a man asks his friends to do something silly for him to record on film.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1i40rnpOsA
- DirectorLouis Aimé Augustin Le PrinceStarsAdolphe Le PrinceA very brief film of a man playing the accordion.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKA2QeMRU_c
- DirectorLouis Aimé Augustin Le PrinceA shot of people walking on The Leeds Bridge.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7saH58usq4
- DirectorWilliam Carr CroftsWordsworth DonisthorpeA shot of Trafalgar Square.http://www.precinemahistory.net/images/trafalgarsquare_animation_small.gif
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam HeiseStarsGiuseppe Sacco AlbaneseOne of W.K.L. Dickson's laboratory workers horses around for the camera.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFgxJnvF2Jg
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam HeiseStarsGiuseppe Sacco AlbaneseIn an experiment that follows up on the results of 'Monkeyshines, No. 1', an Edison company worker again moves around in front of the motion picture camera.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7ig3O5zpPg
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonAn athlete swings Indian clubs.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daKHH7AdN8U
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam HeiseTwo men wearing boxing gloves prepare to spar in the Edison Company studio.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIxxiHV2rXA&feature=related
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonStarsWilliam K.L. DicksonThe very first American film shown to public audiences and the press. It depicts William K.L. Dickson taking off his hat and greeting the audience.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5TrvT97Jpg
- DirectorÉtienne-Jules MareyIn this early film experiment a wave crashes against a jagged rock.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IW1iYtylsk
- DirectorGeorges DemenÿStarsGeorges DemenÿMedium close-up of a man saying "Je vous aime".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j23buN4eYt4
- StarsWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam HeiseTwo men shake hands for the Kinetograph.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQLyhe9u6qQ&feature=related
- DirectorÉmile ReynaudOne night, Arlequin come to see his lover Colombine. But then Pierrot knocks at the door and Colombine and Arlequin hide. Pierrot starts singing but Arlequin scares him and the poor man goes away.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib3xjIWiYZY
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonExperimental film to test the new kinetoscope which depicts two men practicing fencing.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hseHKVBVRKo
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonStarsCharles KayserJohn OttThree men hammer on an anvil and pass a bottle of beer around.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUepMcfbbt8
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonStarsWilliam K.L. DicksonThe earliest extant sound film. William K.L. Dickson stands in the background next to a huge sound pickup horn connected to a Thomas Edison phonograph recorder. As he plays a violin, two men dance in the foreground. This film was made to demonstrate a new Thomas Edison machine, the Kinetophone. These machines were Kinetoscope peepshow viewers mated with Thomas Edison wax cylinder phonographs. But the Kinetophone never caught on and this film was never released. The film still exists, but the phonograph soundtrack has been lost.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwIcRSvQ_TY
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonStarsFred OttA man (Thomas Edison's assistant) takes a pinch of snuff and sneezes. This is one of the earliest Thomas Edison films and was the first motion picture to be copyrighted in the United States.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wnOpDWSbyw
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonStarsCarmencitaPerforming on what looks like a small wooden stage, wearing a dress with a hoop skirt and white high-heeled pumps, Carmencita does a dance with kicks and twirls, a smile always on her face.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-15jwb1ZTMA
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonStarsEugen SandowEugen Sandow, who claims to be the strongest man in the world, appears in the Edison Company's film studio.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWM2ixqua3Y
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam HeiseCustomer gets a lightning-fast shave.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoxgrQ8int8
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonStarsFrancis E. ButlerAnnie OakleyAnnie Oakley, the 'Little Miss Sure Shot' of the 'Wild West' gives an exhibition of rifle shooting at glass balls and clay pigeons in a film from the Edison Catalog.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8kjeVXtNGM
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam HeiseStarsThe Glenroy BrothersThomas GlenroyWilliam GlrenroyThe Glenroy Brothers perform a portion of their vaudeville act, "The Comic View of Boxing: The Tramp & the Athlete".http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fM6JWe-0K8
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonStarsHair CoatParts His HairLast HorseThree Sioux Indians perform a 'buffalo dance', while two others use drums to supply a rhythm. The three dancers move around in a circle as they perform the various actions that are part of the dance.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXmkvpzI7Js
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam HeiseStarsHenry Welton"A glove contest between trained cats. A very comical and amusing subject, and is sure to create a great laugh." (by Edison Films)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qre61opE_g
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonStarsAnnabelle MooreAnnabelle (Whitford) Moore performs one of her popular dances. For this performance, her costume has a pair of wings attached to her back, to suggest a butterfly. As she dances, she uses her long, flowing skirts to create visual patterns.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt5GH40s0FA
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonStarsJuan A. Caicedo"King of the slack wire. His daring feats of balancing as he performs his thrilling feats in midair show that he is perfectly at home." (from Edison Films)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVPukp_hR5o
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam HeiseA group of Sioux Indians from Buffalo Bill's Wild West exhibition demonstrates a dance called a "ghost dance".http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoMW37xfMRw
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam HeiseStarsFrank HammittLee MartinSunfishA fine exhibition of horsemanship by Lee Martin, a genuine cowboy. This particular broncho is an unusually wicked one. (from Edison Films)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNGUqEzIzu4
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonTwo gamecocks fight in the Edison Company film studio. This feature was remade later in the same year, with additional detail added.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne1euamkoqE
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam HeiseStarsHenry WeltonTwo gamecocks are fighting inside a wire cage, while two spectators look on in the background. The two men agree to make a bet on the outcome. One of them shows his money to the other, who is commenting on the fight.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1yy4S9gQco
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam HeiseStarsJames J. CorbettPeter CourtneyJames J. Corbett and Peter Courtney meet in a boxing exhibition.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ47uIa7j5U
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonStarsLuis MartinettiLuis Martinetti, a contortionist suspended from acrobatic flying rings, contorts himself for about thirty seconds. This is one of the first films made for Edison's kinetoscopes.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW0BZBFOiC0
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonA gymnast assumes a number of positions while holding a wand in both hands.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNRsPWDl7PM
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam HeiseStarsThe Sarashe SistersA charming representation of the Mikado dance by three beautiful Japanese ladies in full costume. Very effective when colored. (from the Edison Catalog)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOy-VeWOHg4
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam HeiseStarsFred W. BoardmanWilliam CushingAd DorschA scene from Charles Hoyt's 'A Milk White Flag': A brass band marches out, led by bandmaster Steele Ayers. When Ayers reaches his position, he turns around and directs the musicians as they take up their own positions.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47QZ8gwN9SI
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam HeiseStarsHadj CheriffHadj Cheriff, a performer known for a variety of unusual abilities, demonstrates part of his act in the Edison studio.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcAiVP1uEaQ
- DirectorÉtienne-Jules MareyA cat falls down and lands on its feet.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqL9siGDeBA
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam Heise"Firemen in working uniform, rubber coats, helmets, and boots. Thrilling rescue from burning building. Smoke effects are fine." - from the Edison Cataloghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9PIJLWBorY
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonStarsJack CushingMike LeonardIn the background, five fans lean on the ropes looking into the ring. The referee is to the left; like the fans, he hardly moves as two fighters swing roundhouse blows at each other. Mike Leonard, in white trunks, is the aggressor; in black, Jack Cushing stands near the edge of the ring, warily pawing the air as Leonard comes at him. A couple of punches land, but the fighters maintain their upright postures.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiTXye62mAY
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonStarsEugene HornbackerMurphyA referee and five fans (including a waiter in his apron) look on as two young men box. The dark-haired, slightly taller boxer throws a right and the light-haired smaller one goes down; but he's up before the referee starts counting. After the knockdown, the boxers mostly hit each other's gloves. The fans, at least one of whom is sitting inside the ring, show no animation. They're all men, dressed in a range of late 19th-century garb.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbu8Yo7Vufo
- DirectorÉmile ReynaudPre-cinematograph colour animation of a woman and man at the beach.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5MXcxaRXNc
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonStarsJuan A. Caicedohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzHQE7jMbzc
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonStarsAnnabelle MooreAnnabelle Moore performs her Sun Dance.All of Annabelle Moore's dances:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unfh-_BiIrs
Annabelle Butterfly Dance (1894)
Annabelle Sun Dance (1894)
Annabelle Serpentine Dance (1895)
Annabelle in Flag Dance (1896)
Butterfly Dance (1896)
Serpentine Dance by Annabelle (1896)
Tambourine Dance by Annabelle (1896)
Sun Dance - Annabelle (1897)
Butterfly Dance (1897)
Serpentine Dance, Annabelle (1897) - DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonStarsJoe RastusDenny TolliverWalter WilkinsA scene representing Southern plantation life before the war. A jig and a breakdown by three colored boys.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-rU28Jc3JU
- DirectorLouis LumièreWorkers leaving the Lumière factory for lunch in Lyon, France in 1895; a place of great photographic innovation and one of the birth places of cinema.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI63PUXnVMw
- DirectorLouis LumièreStarsFrançois ClercBenoît DuvalAn impudent child plays a prank on a gardener innocently watering his plants.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXf_Stwe_k4
- DirectorLouis LumièreStarsAuguste LumièreMrs. Auguste LumiereAndrée LumièreAs part of a maiden public film screening at the Salon Indien, on December 28, in Paris, Auguste Lumière pivots the centre of attention around his baby daughter, as he tries to feed her from a spoon.https://youtu.be/UaauKjx7hss
- DirectorAlfred ClarkStarsRobert ThomaeMrs. Robert L. ThomasThis short film, one of the first to use camera tricks, depicts the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgDG_wc19aU
- DirectorLouis LumièreStarsAuguste LumièreP.J.C. JanssenThe photographers who need to participate in the congress of Lyon get off a boat in Neuville-sur-Saône, dividing to the right and left.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL0ZtVu6bwQ
- DirectorLouis LumièreStarsMrs. Auguste LumiereJeanne-Joséphine LumièreThree men in a rowboat are leaving the harbor.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdVn4wwYd6M
- DirectorLouis LumièreStarsFélicien TreweyThe transformation of the same character in six different characters. A vision of the act of transformation.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEsLevOdDfI
- DirectorLouis LumièreSeveral little boys run along a pier, then jump into the ocean.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oVgC7co_5w
- DirectorLouis LumièreA stationary camera looks across the boulevard at a diagonal toward one corner of Lyon's Cordeliers' Square. It's a long shot, with a great deal of depth of focus. We can see the sky and fronts of four buildings, each four or five stories tall. It's a busy thoroughfare, with pedestrians walking in front of the buildings and crossing the boulevard between horse-drawn vehicles. A double-decker bus passes in front of us, pulled by two horses. Various tradesmen pass on wagons. One van passes.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV20uJ-2MQ8
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http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x92gye_les-freres-lumiere-1895-place-des-c_shortfilms - DirectorLouis LumièreTwo blacksmiths work while the vapors rise in the air. Later, another man arrives and offers a drink.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROw6_C96M28
- DirectorLouis LumièreA man tries to get on a horse , but he climbs to one side and falls from the other, until he manages to stay in balance.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGWfN1b5t94
- DirectorLouis LumièreStarsAndrée LumièreAuguste LumièreA baby held by his father dips his little hands into a water jug and he can' t catch the goldfish .http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYR0Gf8JfI8
- DirectorLouis LumièreOutdoors, with a nondescript building in the background, four men stand, each holding the corner of a blanket stretched parallel to the ground. They wear the clothes of laborers. By the back corner on our left stands a uniformed man who seems in charge. A sixth man stands back from the blanket about six paces; he runs forward and takes a leap but stops at the edge of the blanket and is upbraided by the uniformed gent. The same thing happens a second time, but the next three times, he completes a flip, landing on his back in the middle of the blanket, and the four then boost him out toward the camera. The final time seems like it will be his last for awhile.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ad25mMO7F8
- DirectorLouis LumièreA butcher puts a full-grown live pig into his large box-like machine. Moments later, he draws out a full range of pork products, many already packaged for sale.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJlcCk6fHkA
- DirectorMax SkladanowskyStarsDelawareThe third sequence of the "Wintergartenprogramm (1895)" by the Skladanowsky Brothers. In it, a man and a kangaroo stand up in front of each other with boxing gloves, and simulate a boxing match on a theatre stage.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe5xj4wKuUc
- DirectorWilliam HeiseStarsPrincess AliPrincess Ali, of Barnum and Bailey's circus, performs an Egyptian dance in the Edison Company's studio. As she dances, some musicians perform in the background to provide accompaniment.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sUhmmoiNxc
- DirectorLouis LumièreStarsAuguste LumièreClément MauriceA photographer has his camera all set up to take a gentleman's picture. The subject checks his face in a hand mirror, and the photographer poses him. Just as the photographer is about to take the picture, the subject gets up to look at the camera more closely. The frustrated photographer soon becomes quite impatient.http://youtu.be/TUhFTiToVFE
- DirectorMax SkladanowskyStarsEmil SkladanowskyMax SkladanowskyThe first cinema screening, consisting of the shorts "Italienischer Bauerntanz (1895)", "Komisches Reck (1895)", "Das boxende Känguruh (1895)", "Der Jongleur (1895)", "Akrobatisches Potpourri (1895)", "Kamarinskaja (1895)", "Die Serpentintänzerin (1895)", "Ringkämpfer (1895)" and "Apotheose (1895)".Wintergartenprogramm is a collection of 9 short films directed by Max Skladanowsky
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NG39MDk0KM
the link above contains these films:
Italienischer Bauerntanz (1895)
Komisches Reck (1895)
Das boxende Känguruh (1895)
Der Jongleur (1895)
Akrobatisches Potpourri (1895)
Kamarinskaja (1895)
Die Serpentintänzerin (1895)
Ringkämpfer (1895)
Apotheose (1895) - DirectorMax SkladanowskyStarsAncionThe seventh sequence of the "Wintergartenprogramm (1895)" by the Skladanowsky Brothers. In it, a young female dancer with large, flowing robes, swirls round herself quickly, making her light robe flow around her like a butterfly's wings.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTlsydath7o
- DirectorLouis LumièreFour Men are involved in the shoeing of a horse.http://youtu.be/9Ub2AJQipm4?t=3m9s
- DirectorLouis LumièreStarsMarcel KoehlerA medium closeup of a large cat, washing itself. A boy brings him/her a plate of milk.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU02nhLS0YE
- DirectorBirt AcresA stationary camera, looking diagonally across a racetrack toward the infield, records the horses as they race past. Once they are out of view and the race is over, police officers run onto the infield. The crowd moves around.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rjLomiRRjw
- DirectorLouis LumièreA short black and white film which captures pedestrians and traffic on a busy street in Bellecour, Lyon.http://youtu.be/zmUQPwotVFs?t=9m11s
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonStarsBilly EdwardsWarwickBilly Edwards and a challenger named Warwick fight an exhibition boxing match.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXstpXxkWqE
- DirectorLouis LumièreNo.18 in the Lumière catalogue really stands out. Most of their films were long shots of people in everyday situations, usually in a diagonal composition. So these poor fish did not have much moving space neither in their housing nor in the framing of the picture. The resulting film is all the more remarkable in its beautiful simplicity and could be regarded as a precursor to the aquarium videos that were quite popular about a 100 years later. Aquaria have been around since the Roman Empire where they kept fish in marble tanks. From around the year 50 they were able to improve the view of their fish by replacing one marble plate with glass. Fish bowls were developed much later and are nowadays not considered as suitable for most fish.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq-5lWY7mrE
- DirectorLouis LumièreA short black and white film which captures the activities during a school's recreational break.http://youtu.be/9Ub2AJQipm4?t=9m26s
- DirectorLouis LumièreStarsAntoine FéraudAndré HonnoratJeanne KoehlerAn old-fashioned car ('voiture' in french) departs on a journey. Several people wave their good-byes to the occupants of the vehicle.https://youtu.be/ROkBWuYsysM?t=30m47s
- DirectorLouis LumièreStarsPierre BellingardAntoine FéraudMrs. Auguste LumiereA man and a woman play backgammon. A waiter arrives bringing wine and one man pours drinks. The woman wins and her opponent angrily shuts the board.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JGz5Ih4V6E
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http://vimeo.com/81347452 - DirectorRobert W. PaulBookmaker struggles with police and is arrested.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmjmKHYctGQ
- DirectorBirt AcresA policeman catches a pickpocket, who slips from his jacket but is caught by a sailor.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxVvUwsBdfM
- DirectorLouis Lumièrehttps://youtu.be/e5_GaMG5Qqs?t=29m30s
- DirectorWilliam K.L. Dicksonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of4w1ywRh2o
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam HeiseStarsPhil DoretoRobettaThe pursuit of Hop Lee by an irate policeman.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP2KVD8dIuU
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http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x92gpx_thomas-edison-1895-chinese-laundry_shortfilms - DirectorAuguste LumièreLouis LumièreStarsMadeleine KoehlerMarcel KoehlerMrs. Auguste LumiereA train arrives at La Ciotat station.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dgLEDdFddk
- DirectorWilliam HeiseStarsMay IrwinJohn C. RiceIn a medium close-up shot of the first kiss ever recorded on screen, two fervent lovers cuddle and talk passionately at hair's breadth, just before the love-smitten gentleman decides to give his chosen one an innocent peck.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q690-IexNB4
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsJehanne d'AlcyJules-Eugène LegrisGeorges MélièsWith the help of a magic cauldron, Mephistopheles conjures up a variety of supernatural characters.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPmKaz3Quzo
- DirectorLouis LumièreStarsAuguste LumièreAuguste Lumière directs four workers in the demolition of an old wall at the Lumière factory. One worker is pressing the wall inwards with a jackscrew, while another is pushing it with a pick. When the wall hits the ground, a cloud of white dust whirls up. Three workers continue the demolition of the wall with picks.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI_Rxa0YFWg
- DirectorLouis LumièreStarsAntoine FéraudAntoine LumièreFélicien TreweyTwo men play cards, as a third watches and a waiter brings drinks. The third man pours drinks as the waiter laughs.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWy-hV_NfCI
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsJehanne d'AlcyGeorges MélièsAs an elegant maestro of mirage and delusion drapes his beautiful female assistant with a gauzy textile, much to our amazement, the lady vanishes into thin air.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7-x93QagJU
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsJehanne d'AlcyGeorges MélièsIn this fantastic scene, a man who is eager to retire has a difficult time finding peace, as his nocturnal illusions come to life out of thin air.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K15RRZwEJY
- DirectorJames H. WhiteA woman and a young girl each carry containers of bird feed, and they toss occasional handfuls to the chickens and doves in the farmyard. Most of the chickens stay nearby, but the doves occasionally fly off and then return to eat more.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VVYEX6Whq4
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsGeorges MélièsA man tries to get a good night's sleep, but is disturbed by a giant spider that leaps onto his bed, and a battle ensues in hilarious comic fashion.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLJDDTjTSjY
- DirectorLouis LumièreStarsAndrée LumièreSuzanne Lumière"Two babies are shown seated in high chairs and apparently enjoying themselves. Suddenly one snatches a toy from the other, and they indulge in hair-pulling."http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-lmJPaQF4g
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsOctavie HuvierGaston MélièsGeorges MélièsIn what is considered to be the first remake in the history of cinema, the grand French director, Georges Méliès, directs his very first short film, influenced by the Lumière Brothers' original story in "Partie d'écarté (1896)".http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7-OxJLYlmA
- DirectorLouis LumièreCarmaux is in south-central France, near the Tarn River. As a brick of coke, about four feet high and three feet wide, is gradually pushed out of a smelter into a yard, one worker sprays it with water from a hose while two workers with long metal rakes wait to spread it out. Other workers buzz in and out of the foreground of the stationary camera. Atop the first level of the brick smelter, workers push full carts of coal along a track.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-d3MWq3OLM
- DirectorAlexandre PromioShort film depicting New York's Broadway and Union Square that gives an insight of everyday life and traffic at that time.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y9PEIgTA7E
- DirectorAlexandre PromioA male lion, right next to bars that are about 6 or 8 inches apart, keenly watches a uniformed zoo attendant toss small morsels of food into the cage. The lion alternates between finding the food on the cage floor and reaching through the bars to swipe at the man, who stays alarmingly close to the beast. In the background are the large rocks and brick wall at the back of the lion's habitat.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ93s8JGl9Y
- A stationary camera looks across Burgundy's River Sâone toward a small military encampment. Four horsemen enter the water in the foreground, each riding his horse as it swims across toward camp or leading it by the bridle as they swim. The men are shirtless. When they reach the middle of the river, seven more shirtless young men, each with a horse, start the crossing. Most begin astride their mount, but end up swimming alongside. Across the river, men stand in front of a large tent to watch and talk. Three officers on a makeshift pier talk to each other and ignore the young men's crossing.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCL7dzUvxx8
- DirectorBirt AcresRobert W. PaulThe sea is quite rough, and at Dover a series of heavy waves pounds against a pier and along the adjacent shoreline. The scene then shifts to a different view of flowing water, and shows a heavy current from a point along a riverbank.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZw7QHTHnMA