Louis Lumière Movies

A shot of a street in Lyon, people passing, horses etc

Nero, seated on a throne, has slaves summoned. Each drinks poison and dies, the second even though he can see the corpse of his predecessor.

A bill poster comes upon a blank wall, and immediately puts up a poster advertising a movie show at one location.

A Berlin street scene.

The parade occupies only a small portion of the screen, the crowds are a seething mass that do really move and the Independence Bell is nowhere to be...

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...

Porters bring goods into a warehouse.

The first recorded moving images of Frankfurt am Main.

View of the audience, following the launch of a ship.

Stairs from the Pont de l'Alma.

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

Visitors at a historical fair in the mediaeval city of Dresden.

A magician performs various tricks.

Marquesas in their sedan chairs.

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...