Years
13 films in this collection
Collection no. #15830 minLouis Lumière
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
Workers stream through the gates of the Lumière factory in Lyon and disperse into the street. A fixed camera records the end of a working day,…
Collection no. #15840 minLouis Lumière
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
A boy interrupts a gardener's work by stepping on his hose. When the puzzled man examines the nozzle, the water suddenly returns. The prank sets off…
Collection no. #15880 minLouis Lumière
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
Auguste Lumière and his wife Marguerite feed their baby daughter at a table outdoors. Between spoonfuls, tea and a biscuit, the camera observes the…
Collection no. #15900 minAlfred Clark
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
Mary, Queen of Scots approaches the execution block with attendants beside her. A staged beheading brings the historical tableau to its abrupt…
Collection no. #15930 minLouis Lumière
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
Bathers walk along a jetty, jump into the sea and make their way back to repeat the dive. The fixed view captures bodies meeting waves in a brief…
Collection no. #15940 minLouis Lumière
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
A man makes repeated attempts to mount a horse while two companions stand nearby. His awkward approaches turn an ordinary riding exercise into a…
Collection no. #15960 minLouis Lumière
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
Two blacksmiths work beside an anvil, hammering metal and tending their equipment. A visitor arrives with a bottle and glass, interrupting the labor…
Collection no. #15970 minLouis Lumière
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
Pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles cross the Place des Cordeliers in Lyon. The camera stays in one position while the changing traffic supplies a…
Collection no. #15980 minLouis Lumière
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
Auguste Lumière holds his daughter Andrée beside a bowl of goldfish. The child reaches into the water while her father supports her, turning a moment…
Collection no. #15990 minLouis Lumière
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
A man repeatedly tries to vault onto a blanket held by four companions. Missed jumps, an awkward landing and the holders' movements turn the exercise…
Collection no. #16030 minLouis Lumière
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
Three men row a small boat out toward rough water. Women and children watch from the jetty as the boat rises and falls, making the harbor departure a…
Collection no. #16040 minWilliam Kennedy Dickson
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
Annabelle Moore performs a serpentine dance, sweeping long folds of fabric around her body. The changing shapes turn a stage specialty into a flowing…
Collection no. #16130 minMax Skladanowsky
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. · No subtitle track in this language
A performer swirls a flowing costume through the serpentine dance. The fabric continually changes shape, translating a popular stage attraction into…