The 20 Best of Auguste Lumiere
Here I have listed the twenty best films from pioneering filmmaker Auguste Lumiere.
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- DirectorFrancis DoublierA household gardener is outside watering the garden. Unknown to him, the son of another servant sneaks up behind him and steps on the hose, stopping the flow of water. The befuddled gardener doesn't know what happened to the water flow, putting the hose nozzle up to his face to investigate. The boy then steps off the hose, resulting in the gardener getting sprayed in the face with water. The boy ends up getting his comeuppance.
- DirectorCharles MoissonFive black and white minstrels dancing and playing musical instruments in Rupert Street, London.
- DirectorLouis LumièreStarsAuguste LumièreP.J.C. JanssenThe photographers who need to participate in the congress of Lyon get off a boat in Neuville-sur-Saône, dividing to the right and left.Auguste Lumiere is filmed exited a boat.
- DirectorLouis LumièreStarsAuguste LumièreMrs. Auguste LumiereAndrée LumièreAs part of a maiden public film screening at the Salon Indien, on December 28, in Paris, Auguste Lumière pivots the centre of attention around his baby daughter, as he tries to feed her from a spoon.
- DirectorLouis LumièreA troupe of French mounted cuirassiers charge across a field.
- DirectorLouis LumièreOne after the other, soldiers perform an aerobatic exercise which consists of standing on a horse. Considered a remake of Lumière's La Voltige from 1895.
- During the winter, a train arrives at Aix-les-Bains. Through the window we can see the city covered in snow.
- Onlookers watch a donkey race.
- DirectorLouis LumièreA ship is launched into the water.
- DirectorLouis LumièreA train arrives at the Perrache station.
- DirectorCharles MoissonA black and white short film from the Lumiere brothers which documents the arrival of Count of Montebello.
- DirectorLouis LumièreA short black and white film which captures the busy street traffic at a corner in La Canebiere, Marseille.
- DirectorFrancis DoublierA short black and white film documenting the arrival of the Empress mother and the Great Duchess of Turkey.
- DirectorCharles MoissonThe first film ever shot in Frankfurt shows the arrival of Emperor William II at Opernplatz for the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the German-French peace treaty which was signed at "Hotel zum Schwan". The film consists of only one shot: The camera is standing alongside of a tribune, the committee members are waiting for the Emperor, the preparers arrive, then the imperial carriage. The Emperor alights, gives a military salute and is surrounded by the celebratory committee.
- DirectorCharles MoissonPedestrian traffic on the square and tram passage.
- DirectorCharles MoissonA black and white short film in which passengers are filmed embarking and debarking from a gondola.
- DirectorLouis LumièreCharles MoissonThe facade and the traffic in front of the Cinematographe in London, close to the large ensign of the historical Empire Theatre, in London.
- DirectorLouis LumièreStarsAndré HonnoratJeanne KoehlerMrs. Auguste LumiereOn the terrace, a small concert which consists of a man playing the violin, two women at a piano, and another woman who sings, play a lovely tune.
- DirectorLouis LumièreSeveral young boys are playing marbles on the streets, while several girls of about the same age watch their game.