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The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon
Screencap from The Photographical Congress Arrives in LyonDirected by Louis Lumière Produced by Louis Lumière Starring P.J.C. Janssen Cinematography Louis Lumière Distributed by Kino Video (DVD) Release date(s) 12 June 1895 Country France Language Silent The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon (also known as Neuville-sur-Saône: Débarquement du congrès des photographes à Lyon) is an 1895 French short black-and-white silent documentary film directed and produced by Louis Lumière and starring P.J.C. Janssen as himself. It was first screened on 12 June 1895.
Contents
Plot
Photographers leave the deck of a riverboat in large numbers. In the background a bridge can be seen spanning the river. The video covers a group who have assembled in Neuville for the Congress of Photographic Societies. The film was produced in the morning and then screened to the congress that afternoon.
Production
This short documentary was filmed in Neuville-sur-Saône, Rhône, France. It was filmed by means of the Cinématographe, an all-in-one camera, which also serves as a film projector and developer. As with all early Lumière movies, this film was made in a 35 mm format with an aspect ratio of 1.33:1. [1]
Cast
- P.J.C. Janssen as Himself
Current status
Given its age, this short film is available to freely download from the Internet. It has also featured in a number of film collections including Landmarks of Early Film volume 1. [2]
References
- ^ "Technical Specifications" (HTML). Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000013/technical. Retrieved 2007-03-27.
- ^ "DVD" (HTML). Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000012/dvd. Retrieved 2007-03-27.
External links
- The Lumiere Institute (requires quicktime)
- The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon at the Internet Movie Database
Films by Auguste and Louis Lumière 1895 La Sortie de l'usine Lumière à Lyon – La Voltige – La Pêche aux poissons rouges – Le Débarquement du congrès de photographie à Lyon – Les Forgerons – L'Arroseur Arrosé – Le Repas de bébé – Le Saut à la couverture – La Place des Cordeliers à Lyon – La Mer (Baignade en mer) –1896 Cinema of France Actors · Directors · Cinematographers · Editors · Films A-Z · Producers · Score composers · Screenwriters · Film festivalsFilms by year: 1892–1909 · 1910 · 1911 · 1912 · 1913 · 1914 · 1915 · 1916 · 1917 · 1918 · 1919 · 1920 · 1921 · 1922 · 1923 · 1924 · 1925 · 1926 · 1927 · 1928 · 1929 · 1930 · 1931 · 1932 · 1933 · 1934 · 1935 · 1936 · 1937 · 1938 · 1939 · 1940 · 1941 · 1942 · 1943 · 1944 · 1945 · 1946 · 1947 · 1948 · 1949 · 1950 · 1951 · 1952 · 1953 · 1954 · 1955 · 1956 · 1957 · 1958 · 1959 · 1960 · 1961 · 1962 · 1963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · 1969 · 1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979 · 1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011
Categories:- 1895 films
- Black-and-white films
- French films
- Films set in Lyon
- Short films
- Silent films
- French documentary films
- Films directed by Auguste and Louis Lumière
- 1890s documentary films
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