Films produced by Societe Lumiere

Wilhelm II and Nicholas II, on horseback, parade in front of the cheering crowd, during the inauguration ceremony of William I's monument in Breslau,...

The German infantry parades in front of Nicholas II and Wilhelm II.

Félicien Trewey swirls a large white ribbon around him.

On the terrace of a villa, a violinist, two pianists and a singer are playing, until they are interrupted by a false note.

Passers-by on a street market in Marseille.

A woman, in her bedroom, is putting her jewelry away. Alarmed by strange noises at her door, she hides behind her bed. A burglar enters the room and...

King Umberto I and Prince Victor Emmanuel, followed by their escort, parade the troops standing at attention.

A woman, who tried to smuggle goods under her clothes, is brought to an excise duty office for further inspection.

Several military companies parading, on foot, in front of Wilhelm II, in Breslau, Germany (nowadays Wroclaw, Poland).

Pierrot woos Columbine, who abandons Harlequin. An old witch hands Harlequin a magical flute that will make his wishes come true, whenever it is...

Filmed during the coronation ceremonies of Nicholas II in Moscow in 1896, this short by Lumière operator Francis Doublier shows the imperial...

Groups of men and women, parading in Interlaken, Switzerland, some of them carrying banners.

A group of four children, circle dancing.

Inside an operating room, a surgeon performs several procedures of "modern" surgery.

Sovereigns and their suite passing in front of the monument to Victor Emmanuel II in Sassari.

Panorama of the battleships "Sardegna" and "Sicilia" at the naval review of Cagliari.

A merchant is giving a demonstration of his lifelike automatons to a bedazzled customer. Could these "larger than life" clockwork figures look too...

King Umberto I and Queen Margherita of Savoy stepping down a staircase, followed by their escort, before climbing into a horse-drawn carriage.

Félicien Trewey performs a trick by writing backwards the words "Ladies and gentlemen, my grateful thanks" on a board.

Félicien Trewey, performing his spinning plates routine.

Wilhelm II and Nicholas II, on horseback, parade in front of the cheering crowd, during the inauguration ceremony of William I's monument in Breslau,...

The German infantry parades in front of Nicholas II and Wilhelm II.

Félicien Trewey swirls a large white ribbon around him.

On the terrace of a villa, a violinist, two pianists and a singer are playing, until they are interrupted by a false note.