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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; and 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, Tavernier, Bertrand, Fremaux, Thierry
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Published: New York, NY : Kino International Corp, [1998]
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; and comedy shorts.
Item Description:"Presented by the Lumière Brothers' Association and the Archives du Film du Centre National de la Cinematographie"--Container.
Originally produced in 1996.
Digitally mastered from 35mm materials.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (61 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Editor, Thierry Fremaux ; piano score composed and performed by Stuart Oderman ; produced for video by Bret Wood.