The best movies 1897 Pagina 4

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

Gugusse, a clown, is both astounded and bewildered upon seeing the mechanical movements of an automaton.

The earliest surviving Japanese film showing the martial art of kendo.

The waterfalls in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland, form a cloud of suspended droplets.

A moving image of the docks of Liverpool. Lumière Catalogue No. 704.

A boy is fishing in a stream when some others see an opportunity for mischief.

A group of Japanese, eating dinner, somewhere in Kyoto, Honshu.

This film shot by Oskar Messter shows a visit by Wilhelm II the AG Vulcan in Szczecin, one of the then leading shipyards in Germany. On display are...

In a grove, a small boy and a small girl are dancing together.

Nothing more novel than this picture could be shown to an American audience. The view was taken in the doorway of a peasant's hovel. The family, in...

The Argentinian flag waving at the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires. Currently a lost film.

Comedy routine featuring two clowns. Shot with the Cinématographe Joly-Normandin

Early water rollercoaster-type ride.

Three people playing cards.

This Edison short delivers everything the title says. In 24-seconds we see a boat being lowered into the water led by Capt. Joseph Hodgson. The boat...

A gardener is watering his flowers, when a mischievous boy sneaks up behind his back, and puts a foot on the water hose. The gardener is surprised...

This reconstruction refers to a meeting that allegedly took place on 25 November 1804 at Fontainebleau between Pope Pius VII and Napoleon to discuss...

An officer calls his sailors to the deck. They assemble around the canon while the officer scans the horizon. They all turn in the direction of the...