The most notable thing about this 35-second documentary is that the camera is not static anymore, well it sort of is, it's just that its location is moving. If you see this short film, you will immediately know that Venice is depicted and people are fairly busy in their boats on the Canal. The director here is Alexandre Promio who made quite a few films between 1896 and 1898, but is not as known to many as some of his fellow French filmmakers from the early days are, such as Méliès, Lumière or de Chomon. Still, this short film here was a first for the reason I mentioned above and it will grant him a place in film history books. Other than that, this short film is not really that memorable I have to say.
