Leaving the Factory (1895)

Workers 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.

Director:

Louis Lumière

Storyline

A man opens the big gates to the Lumière factory. Through the gateway and a smaller doorway beside it, workers are streaming out, turning either left or right. Most of them are women in long dresses and big hats, but some are men. Suddenly a man with a long apron rushes out through the crowd, followed by a big dog. At last some men on bikes leave the gateway. When all workers have left the factory, the doorkeeper starts closing the gates again.

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Plot Keywords:

reference to lumiere brothers | reference to the lumiere brothers | employee | lyon | walking | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Short

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film's existence was forgotten shortly after it was screened. It was rediscovered in 1985 in Lyon, France, 90 years after it was shot.

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Alternate Versions

Three versions of the film exist. There are a number of differences between them, such as the clothing styles worn by the workers change to reflect the different seasons the versions were shot in, and the horse-drawn carriage that appears in the first version is pulled by one horse, two horses in the second version, and no horse and no carriage in the third version.

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Connections

Featured in 60 ans de presse filmée (1957)

User Reviews

Historic French leaving work action

This is it!! if your looking for a thrilling few minutes of the French leaving work then it does not get any better than this.Action to look out for includes,

French woman walking at the screen, French bloke wobbling on his bike, The closing of the gates cliff-hanger Finale.

Oh and its maybe the most important few minutes in the history of cinema.

Details

Official Sites:

Catalogue Lumiere Official site

Country:

France

Language:

None

Release Date:

22 March 1895 (France)

Also Known As:

Exiting the Factory

Filming Locations:

Lyon, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lumière

Technical Specs

Runtime:

1 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1