- La Voltige
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name = La Voltige
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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
flagicon|finland July1896
runtime = 46 seconds
country =France
language = Silent
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imdb_id = 0000033"La Voltige" (also known as "Horse Trick Riders") is an 1895 French short
black-and-white silentdocumentary film directed and produced byLouis Lumière . It was filmed inLyon , 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=2007-04-12| 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/tt0000033/technical |title=Technical Specifications |work=Internet Movie Database |accessdate=2007-04-12 |format= HTML ]Plot
Three men and a horse stand in a field. The first man in white holds the reins of the horse, the second man in black stands observing while the third man attempts to mount the horse. After six unsuccessful attempts he is finally able to seat himself and is set to ride off
Sidesaddle .References
External links
* [http://www.institut-lumiere.org/francais/films/1seance/1seance02.html Complete video at The Lumiere Institute] (requires quicktime)
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