Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory

Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory 1895

6.70

Working men and women leave through the main gate of the Lumière factory in Lyon, France. Filmed on 22 March 1895, it is often referred to as the first real motion picture ever made, although Louis Le Prince's 1888 Roundhay Garden Scene pre-dated it by seven years. Three separate versions of this film exist, which differ from one another in numerous ways. The first version features a carriage drawn by one horse, while in the second version the carriage is drawn by two horses, and there is no carriage at all in the third version. The clothing style is also different between the three versions, demonstrating the different seasons in which each was filmed. This film was made in the 35 mm format with an aspect ratio of 1.33:1, and at a speed of 16 frames per second. At that rate, the 17 meters of film length provided a duration of 46 seconds, holding a total of 800 frames.

1895

Baby's Meal

Baby's Meal 1895

5.58

A father, a mother and a baby are sitting at a table, on a patio outside. Dad is feeding baby his lunch, while mum is serving tea.

1895

The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots 1895

6.20

A short film depicting the execution of Mary, Queen of the Scots. Mary is brought to the execution block and made to kneel down with her neck over it. The executioner lifts his axe ready to bring it down. After that frame Mary has been replaced by a dummy. The axe comes down and severs the head of the dummy from the body. The executioner picks up the head and shows it around for everyone else to see. One of the first camera tricks to be used in a movie.

1895

Annabelle Serpentine Dance

Annabelle Serpentine Dance 1895

5.90

In a long, diaphanous skirt, held out by her hands with arms extended, Broadway dancer Annabelle Moore performs. Her dance emphasizes the movement of the flowing cloth. She moves to her right and left across an unadorned stage. Many of the prints were distributed in hand-tinted color.

1895

The Sprinkler Sprinkled

The Sprinkler Sprinkled 1895

6.86

A gardener is watering his flowers, when a mischievous boy sneaks up behind his back, and puts a foot on the water hose. The gardener is surprised and looks into the nozzle to find out why the water has stopped coming. The boy then lifts his foot from the hose, whereby the water squirts up in the gardener's face. The gardener chases the boy, grips his ear and slaps him in his buttocks. The boy then runs away and the gardener continues his watering. Three separate versions of this film exist, this is the original, filmed by Louis Lumière.

1895

The Sea

The Sea 1895

5.40

Several little boys run along a pier, then jump into the ocean.

1895

Transformation by Hats

Transformation by Hats 1895

5.80

Félicien Trewey uses a basic prop to create comical hats and their accompanying caricatures.

1895

Horse Trick Riders

Horse Trick Riders 1895

5.25

In the background is a house. In the foreground, a groom holds the reins of a sleek black horse that stands in profile. A tall man, dressed in a black uniform, demonstrates how to mount the horse then encourages and tries to assist a man in white. The man in white keeps falling, and soon it's apparent that he's an putting on a show. His pratfalls become more elaborate and stylish. The horse stands patient. The little groom laughs to see such sport. And finally, the man in white finds a comic accommodation. The story, though brief, has a beginning, middle, and end.

1895

Cordeliers' Square in Lyon

Cordeliers' Square in Lyon 1895

5.47

Pedestrian and horse-drawn vehicles traffic, across the Place des Cordeliers, in Lyon.

1895

Boat Leaving the Port

Boat Leaving the Port 1895

5.42

In very bad weather and a stormy sea, a small boat manned by two men is trying to leave the harbor of La Ciotat, while several people are watching them from the nearby pier.

1895

The Blacksmiths

The Blacksmiths 1895

5.04

While his aide continuously turns the handle of the bellows, keeping hot a small furnace in front of him, a blacksmith is pounding a piece of metal on an anvil, then plunges the shaft into a tub of water, causing a cloud of vapor in the process.

1895

Fishing for Goldfish

Fishing for Goldfish 1895

4.85

A man, holding a baby up in his hands, is standing next to a fishbowl. The baby is trying, in vain, to catch a goldfish with his bare hands.

1895

Jumping the Blanket

Jumping the Blanket 1895

5.62

Four men stand holding what appears to be a blanket, while one wearing a hat stands watching. A sixth man then runs towards them and attempts to jump into the blanket.

1895

Wintergartenprogramm

Wintergartenprogramm 1895

4.90

On 1 November 1895, the brothers Max and Emil Skladanowsky presented their pioneer film work and legendary Bioscop program in Berlin′s Wintergarten Theater. With live musical accompaniment, the compilation program included short film sequences with famous artists of the time: Italienischer Bauerntanz, Komisches Reck, Der Jongleur, Das boxende Känguruh, Kamarinskaja, Die Serpentintänzerin, Akrobatisches Potpourri, Ringkampf, and Apotheose, with the Skladanowsky brothers bowing to their audience.

1895

The Boxing Kangaroo

The Boxing Kangaroo 1895

4.60

A man and a kangaroo stand up in front of each other with boxing gloves, and simulate a boxing match on a theatre stage.

1895

Photograph

Photograph 1895

5.50

A 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.

1895

Billy Edwards and the Unknown

Billy Edwards and the Unknown 1895

3.60

Former lightweight boxer Billy Edwards, now a trainer and writer of the sport, takes on a challenger named Warwick in an exhibition match. The match is scheduled for five rounds of 20 seconds each. A large crowd has gathered behind the ring to watch the fight.

1895

Lyon, place Bellecour

Lyon, place Bellecour 1895

5.20

Pedestrian and various vehicles traffic on Place Bellecour, in Lyon.

1895

Déjeuner du Chat

Déjeuner du Chat 1895

5.50

A small boy brings a plate of milk to a big cat, grooming itself.

1895