Mrs. Auguste Lumière
1874 - 1965The Lumière Brothers' First Films
Brian Q. Kelley, Thierry Frémaux
Mrs. Auguste Lumière, Antoine Lumière
A collection of short films made by the Lumiere brothers, a team of pioneering filmmakers in turn-of-the-century France, narrated by Bertrand Tavernier.
The Lumière Brothers' First Films
L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat
Louis Lumière, Auguste Lumière
Madeleine Koehler, Marcel Koehler
Likely in June 1897, 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 eventually stops at the platform. Doors of the railway-cars open and attendants help passengers off and on. Popular legend has it that, when this film was shown, the first-night audience fled the café in terror, fearing being run over by the "approaching" train. This legend has since been identified as promotional embellishment, though there is evidence to suggest that people were astounded at the capabilities of the Lumières' cinématographe.
The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
