Movies from the 1890s
A collection of scenes, people, lines, props, and other details from the movies of the 1890s.
Photographers Being Filmed in Arrivée des Congressistes à Neuville-sur-Saône
Monday, 22nd March 2010
Arrivée des Congressistes à Neuville-sur-Saône (1895)
In 1895, the Lumière brothers took their camera to a meeting of the Congress of Photographic Societies. They filmed the members’ arrival at the conference, and then developed the footage and showed it to them that afternoon. (more…)
Bataille de Boules de Neige (1896)
I’m sure that if you looked hard enough online, you’d find all kinds of nonsense written about symbolism and social order in this short film from the Lumiere brothers. Theory and analysis are all well and good, but at times they can rob a film of its more simple pleasures. (more…)
Le jardinier et le petit espiègle (1895)
Dating back to 1895, the Lumiere brothers’ Le jardinier et le petit espiègle is generally regarded as the first fictional film ever made. (more…)
