Louis Lumière Movies

A street scene in Munich from the Lumière Brothers.

Two housemaids, arguing, start to fight : a houseboy steps in to separate them, and in doing so becomes their target and is literally torn apart....

Herding cows

A man and a woman, observed by others, are playing a game of Tric-trac, a French variant of Backgammon. During the course of the game, the man gets...

A boat returns to port, where passengers are helped ashore.

Passengers travelling in litters in the French protectorate of Annam

Within a printing (printing a test).

Young people dive into the sea by jumping off a manmade wooden raft, while a small boat loaded with passengers passes by.

Street scene in Liverpool.

Several shots of the carnival in Nice, floats and parade costumes, passing along the crowded streets.

Another parade film from the Lumiere company.

Several shots of the carnival in Nice, floats and parade costumes, passing along the crowded streets.

Traditional dance to a flute tune.

Shots of the panorama, filmed from the winding railroad tracks that stretch along the coast, from Beaulieu to Monaco, including tunnel passages.

The President of France and entourage on a pier's promenade.