The first public film show in Great Britain was given at the Regent Street Polytechnic London, on February 20th, 1896, by the brothers August and Louis Lumiere. This film is a complete reprint of the programs shown on that occasion. It comprises the following subjects: Workers leaving the Lumiere factory; Baby at the lunch table; Demolition of a wall; Watering the gardener; Congress of Photographic Societies at Neuville-Sur-Saone, July 1895; Arrival of a train at Ciotat Station; A game of cards; A boat leaving harbour. None of these films is more than a single shot, without cutting or camera movement; their interest lay entirely in the novelty of the moving photograph. This version includes a piano accompaniment and narration which was added in 1956.
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ACMI Identifier
006532
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Lumiere, Louis, 1864-1948
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture producers and directors - France
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - History
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)