La Pêche aux poissons rouges

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name = Pêche aux poissons rouges


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caption = The poster advertising the Lumière brothers cinematographe
director = Louis Lumière
producer = Louis Lumière
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cinematography = Louis Lumière
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released = 1895
runtime = 38 seconds
country = France
language = Silent
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imdb_id = 0000028

"Pêche aux poissons rouges" is an 1895 French short black-and-white silent documentary film directed and produced by Louis Lumière. It was filmed in Lyon, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France. Given its age, this short film is available to freely download from the Internet.

The film formed part of the first commercial presentation of the Lumière Cinématographe on December 28 1895 at the Salon Indien, Grand Café, 14 Boulevard des Capuchins, Paris. [ cite web| url=http://www.victorian-cinema.net/venues.htm |title=Salon Indien, Grand Café, Paris| work=Who's Who of Victorian Cinema |accessdate=2007-04-08| format=HTML ]

Production

As with all early Lumière movies, this film was made in a 35 mm format with an aspect ratio of 1.33:1. It was filmed by means of the Cinématographe, an all-in-one camera, which also serves as a film projector and developer. [ cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000028/technical |title=Technical Specifications |work=Internet Movie Database |accessdate=2007-04-08 |format= HTML ]

Plot

A man holds a baby on a table next to a bowl containing fish. The baby begins putting their hand into the water while the man supports them. The scene is filmed by a stationary camera behind the table.

References

External links

* [http://www.institut-lumiere.org/francais/films/1seance/1seance03.html Complete video at The Lumiere Institute] (requires quicktime)