Murnau, Borzage and Fox

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

Girls Taking Time Checks

Almost 200 women file by a device on the wall from which they take their time checks. A man runs half-way across the screen at the end of the film.

1904

Panorama of Machine Co. Aisle

A camera on an overhead crane travels down a large, long aisle where men are shown working on large machinery on either side. Carts carrying equipment

1904

Testing Large Turbines, Westinghouse Co. Works

On the left of the screen, a small group of men lift the top off of what appears to be a turbine with a crane and continue to check the machine, tight

1904

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

India-Nepal

A nervous, careless recording of a trip through India and Nepal at the beginning of the 1970s. Fleeting impressions of faces, landscapes, temples, peo

1971

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

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

Stockholm, entrée de l'exposition

A view of the entrance to the Stockholmsutställlningen, the World Exhibition in Stockholm.

1897

Danse de l'éventail

A variation on the popular Butterfly Dance, released in hand-colored and stenciled versions. The film has the catalogue number 2011 and was likely sho

1905

Buffalo Bill: peaux rouges

One minute film of Buffalo Bill's famous show.

1897

Kiel: lancement du 'Fürst-Bismarck'

A large ship embarking.

1897

Panorama des rives de la Seine à Paris, III

Panorama film shot floating down the Seine.

1898

Chicago, Grande Roue

A view of the Ferris wheel from the Chicago Exposition of 1893, turning slowly.

1896