Performing Animals; or, Skipping Dogs

The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam

Long Tack Sam was an internationally renowned Chinese acrobat and magician. He overcame isolation, poverty, cultural and linguistic barriers, extreme

2003

Voyeur

An evocative portrait of people having orgasms, lingering on the silent classical face of ecstasy.

2017

The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat

A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and ev

1897

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

A day in the city of Berlin, which experienced an industrial boom in the 1920s, and still provides an insight into the living and working conditions a

1927

Nanook of the North

This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada's northern Quebec region. Although the production contains

1922

Landscape (for Manon)

A languid, beautifully shot collection of landscapes, edited into a whimsical and touching film.

1987

Hansa

Footage of the German airship Hansa over Copenhagen.

1912

Radeau avec baigneurs

Young people dive into the sea by jumping off a manmade wooden raft, while a small boat loaded with passengers passes by.

1896

École de cavalerie de Saumur, le carrousel militaire: Changement de main

A military horseback riding event from 1897.

1897

Danse indienne

American Indians dancing.

1898

II. Inauguration

Released on October 4, 1896 in Lyon ( France ) under the title “ Fêtes de l'inauguration du monument de Guillaume Ier à Breslau : II. - Le voile tombe

1896

Nice, panorama du casino pris d'un bateau

Panorama of Nice from the deck of a ship.

1897

Venice Showing Gondolas

Shot of Venice from the Canal.

1896

Danse d'hommes

African men dance, sing and play instruments.

1897

Le char funèbre

An impression of the funeral parade for Victoria, Queen of England, filmed in London (via https://catalogue-lumiere.com/le-char-funebre/)

1901

Nice : Sa Majesté Carnaval et le char des Limonadiers

Elaborate floats and costumes parading the streets of Nice.

1900

Steamship Arrival

A steamboat coming to port.

1896

Tigers at the Zoo

Teasing tigers with meat.

1896

Transport de la cloche de l'indépendance

The parade occupies only a small portion of the screen, the crowds are a seething mass that do really move and the Independence Bell is nowhere to be

1896

Paris, Champs-Elysées (voitures)

Lumière Brothers film automobiles driving at the Champs-Elysées.

1896