Most Viewed From Lumière

Panorama of a mountainside railroad and tunnel.

Two boxers climb into barrels and proceed to pummel each other in this novelty film from the Lumières.

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...

African men dance, sing and play instruments.

Shot of Venice from the Canal.

A group of riders demonstrate equestrian vaulting, or voltige, on the outskirts of Prague.

Staging of the title event.

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

A marriage procession following the bride and her father enter a church.

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

A Berlin street scene.

[…] by shooting the fish in a globular bowl, the Lumières effectively use a fisheye lens, which offers distortions. The history of...

A man puts on several different faces.

A group of people exiting an enormous carriage.

Another critically acclaimed Lumiere street scene.

Panorama cable car of Mont-Dore.

Panorama of Nice from the deck of a ship.

Young people dive into the sea by jumping off a manmade wooden raft, while a small boat loaded with passengers passes by.

Workmen fix a walkway with bitumen.