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Place des Cordeliers à Lyon 
The poster advertising the Lumière brothers cinematographeDirected by Louis Lumière Produced by Louis Lumière Cinematography Louis Lumière Release date(s) 1895
April 15, 2005 (re-release)Running time 40 seconds Country France Language Silent Place des Cordeliers à Lyon (also known as Cordeliers' Square in Lyon) is an 1895 French short black-and-white silent documentary film directed and produced by Louis Lumière.
The film formed part of the first commercial presentation of the Lumière Cinématographe on 28 December 1895 at the Salon Indien, Grand Café, 14 Boulevard des Capuchins, Paris. [1]
Contents
Production
This short documentary was filmed in Place des Cordeliers, Lyon, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France. It was filmed by means of the Cinématographe, an all-in-one camera, which also serves as a film projector and developer. As with all early Lumière movies, this film was made in a 35 mm format with an aspect ratio of 1.33:1. [2]
Plot
The film has no plot as such but is instead a stationary camera positioned on the Place des Cordeliers in Lyon. The camera observes the traffic passing along the street, including people walking and a number of horses pulling carriages.
Current status
The existing footage of this film was edited into The Lumière Brothers' First Films published in 1996. [3]
References
- ^ "Salon Indien, Grand Café, Paris". Who's Who of Victorian Cinema. http://www.victorian-cinema.net/venues.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
- ^ "Technical Specifications". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000027/technical. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
- ^ "Movie connections". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000027/movieconnections. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
External links
- The Lumiere Institute (requires quicktime)
- Place des Cordeliers à Lyon at the Internet Movie Database
Films by Auguste and Louis Lumière 1895 La Sortie de l'usine Lumière à Lyon – La Voltige – La Pêche aux poissons rouges – Le Débarquement du congrès de photographie à Lyon – Les Forgerons – L'Arroseur Arrosé – Le Repas de bébé – Le Saut à la couverture – La Place des Cordeliers à Lyon – La Mer (Baignade en mer) –1896 Cinema of France Actors · Directors · Cinematographers · Editors · Films A-Z · Producers · Score composers · Screenwriters · Film festivals
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Categories:- 1895 films
- Black-and-white films
- Films set in Lyon
- French films
- Short films
- Silent films
- French documentary films
- Films directed by Auguste and Louis Lumière
- 1890s documentary films
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