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The Lumière Brothers' first films /

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A look at the birth of the motion picture through 85 of the more than 1,500 films made by the Lumière Brothers between 1895 and 1897. These films include views of Moscow, New York, Paris, Saigon and Jerusalem; vignettes of life in France, as well as comedy shorts.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Centre national de la cinématographie (France). Service des archives du film, Lumière Brothers' Association, Kino International Corporation
Other Authors: Lumière, Antoine, 1842-1911, Lumière, Auguste, 1862-1954, Lumière, Louis, 1864-1948
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Kino on Video, [1997]
Subjects:
Lumière, Antoine, > 1842-1911.
Lumière, Auguste, > 1862-1954.
Lumière, Louis, > 1864-1948.
Motion pictures > France > History > 19th century.
Cinematography > France > History > 19th century.
Silent films > France > History > 19th century.
Silent films.
Documentary films.
Comedy films.
Short films.
Description
Summary:A look at the birth of the motion picture through 85 of the more than 1,500 films made by the Lumière Brothers between 1895 and 1897. These films include views of Moscow, New York, Paris, Saigon and Jerusalem; vignettes of life in France, as well as comedy shorts.
Item Description:Originally produced in 1996.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (62 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Production Credits:Editor, Thierry Fremaux ; music, Stuart Oderman.