Louis Lumière Movies

A woman, who tried to smuggle goods under her clothes, is brought to an excise duty office for further inspection.

A horse-drawn carriage stops in front of a villa. The residents greet the newcomers, as the coach driver unloads baggages.

Louis Daguerre invented the image, Louis Lumière was the first filmmaker. The rest is language.

Native Mexican people grouped in front of the camera.

Comic scenes taken at the Nouveau-Cirque by the two famous clowns Foottit and Chocolat. During a battle between Foottit and Chocolat, the latter, who...

Early silent film

A cook mistakenly throws his kitchen boy into a huge pot while preparing a stew. Distraught, he attempts to make up for his mistake. Alas, Mephisto...

Panorama film shot floating down the Seine.

Movement of pedestrians, cabs, carts and trams at the crossroads of two avenues.

A Lumière Brothers short film.

Pedestrian and various vehicles traffic on Place Bellecour, in Lyon.

Bains sur le Rhône short film from 1896 by Louis Lumière.

Horses and their riders make their way into the compact and agitated crowd of spectators.

Four Ainu men, performing a traditional dance, somewhere near Muroran, Hokkaido.

Street scene shot from a balloon.

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

A boat returns to port, where passengers are helped ashore.