Louis Lumière Movies

Félicien Trewey uses a basic prop to create comical hats and their accompanying caricatures.

A man and a woman, observed by others, are playing a game of Tric-trac, a French variant of Backgammon. During the course of the game, the man gets...

Short film from 1897

A shot of a street in Lyon, people passing, horses etc

Men working at the shipyards of La Ciotat.

Filmed during the coronation ceremonies of Nicholas II in Moscow in 1896, this short by Lumière operator Francis Doublier shows the imperial...

Panorama of the port of Algiers.

This view represents the passage of a decorated chariot; The many spectators fight with confetti.

Several shots of the carnival in Nice, floats and parade costumes, passing along the crowded streets.

A woman from the Ashanti tribe bathes her child in a shallow bowl.

Shot in 1896, this playful actuality captures workers from the Lumière factory in Lyon competing in a sack race. The scene shows the...

The rough sea crashing upon rocks.

Sailors row a whaling boat in a medium-tight shot.