Emile Lauste
2021The Brilliant Biograph: Earliest Moving Images of Europe (1897-1902)
Emile Lauste, Frank Roumen
Eye Filmmuseum and the British Film Institute present a compilation film of newly-restored rare images from the first years of filmmaking. Immerse yourself in enchanting images of Venice, Berlin, Amsterdam and London from 120 years ago. Let yourself be carried away in the mesmerizing events and celebrities of the time, and feel the enthusiasm of early cinema that overcame the challenge of capturing life-like movement.
The Brilliant Biograph: Earliest Moving Images of Europe (1897-1902)
Captain Deasy's Daring Drive, Descent
Emile Lauste, William K.L. Dickson
Filmed on a mountain railway from Caux to Rochers de Naye, Switzerland. Originally filmed in 68mm. The film was advertised as being available in 'standard Edison gauge' (35mm) at a total length of 620ft, which included both ascent and descent. The surviving combined 35mm footage (from 68mm originals) equals 519ft. The original German title is unknown.
Captain Deasy's Daring Drive, Descent
Captain Deasy's Daring Drive, Ascent
Emile Lauste, William K.L. Dickson
Filmed on a mountain railway from Caux to Rochers de Naye, Switzerland. Originally filmed in 68mm. The film was advertised as being available in 'standard Edison gauge' (35mm) at a total length of 620ft, which included both ascent and descent. The surviving combined 35mm footage (from 68mm originals) equals 519ft. The original German title is unknown.
Captain Deasy's Daring Drive, Ascent
Prinsengracht
Emile Lauste
Prinsengracht is one of the main canals of Amsterdam. While on board of a ship, we'll get to see the city buildings, its bridges, and every day scenes: from people walking down the streets to carriages, other ships and so on. It's just a regular non fiction movie -hundreds alike were made showing beautiful (sometimes not so) exotic places-. But this one was particularly special to me, must have been its saddened atmosphere. Filmed by Emile Lauste (according to the information I've compiled), this man was sent over to the Netherlands by the Biograph Company to film some movies in this country (Lumière agents worked in a very similar way).
Prinsengracht
Een kinderfeest op het eiland Marken
Emile Lauste
In September of 1899, the French cameraman Emile Lauste visited the Netherlands for the second time that year. [...] One of the subjects that Lauste briefly filmed was children on the island of Marken. We see the children passing by in a rowboat, and dancing in a circle. The traditional costumes and the watery environment looked very exotic to foreign audiences. The footage jibed very well with the perceptions that people had of the Netherlands in those days.
The Island of Marken
Aankomst der vredesconferentie te Haarlem, 4 Juni 1899
Emile Lauste
Reportage about the visit that the delegates to the First Peace Conference at The Hague made to the floral parade in Haarlem. [...] Although the original goal – a treaty on disarmament – was not reached, other treaties were indeed agreed upon, for example a ban on the use of poison gas and the dropping of bombs from balloons. [...]The group, consisting of 175 guests, made a special train trip to Haarlem on June 4, where they visited the floral parade and the Frans Hals Museum.
Arrival of the Peace Conference at Haarlem, 4 June 1899
Na afloop der kindervoorstelling in den Circus Carré, 13 september
Emile Lauste
Short film of the audience leaving the afternoon show at Circus Carré in Amsterdam. | In the early years of film, shots of visitors after a performance, churchgoers after a service, or workers leaving the factory were a proven success. Often the images were shown only a few days after they had been shot. These screenings attracted many curious viewers who enjoyed looking for images of themselves, of relatives, or acquaintances.
After the Children's Fair in the Circus Carré, 13 September
