This is one of the last films that Louis Lumiere would be credited as directing, although the Lumieres would continue to produce pictures for another half dozen years. Was it the press of business that caused his retreat from the field? The fact that others could now be relied upon to shoot films with good composition throughout, mixed with good movement? Or was Lumiere becoming a back number and had the good sense to retire? Perhaps it was a little bit of all three. Certainly story films were becoming popular. Méliès had produced a first version of Cinderella at an incredible running time of six minutes, and a serial version of the Dreifus affair. Over in England, George Smith was beginning to put together a real film grammar. The Lumieres' 44-second actualities of domestic commonplaces were not enough and their later productions would be shot in Morrocco, Egypt and the Far East.
In the meantime, this is simply a parade of nurses wheeling baby carriages. It has good composition, movement and even a snapper joke at the end. It just wasn't enough anymore.
In the meantime, this is simply a parade of nurses wheeling baby carriages. It has good composition, movement and even a snapper joke at the end. It just wasn't enough anymore.