Barque sortant du port

Infobox Film
name = Barque sortant du port


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caption = Screencap from "Barque sortant du port"
director = Louis Lumière
producer = Louis Lumière
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cinematography = Louis Lumière
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released = 1895
runtime = 46 seconds
country = France
language = Silent
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imdb_id = 0000016

"Barque sortant du port" (also known as "Boat Leaving the Port") is an 1895 French short black-and-white silent film directed and produced by Louis Lumière.

The film consists of a single shot of a boat leaving the port, being rowed into rough seas by three men. This scene is observed by two women and children who are standing on a nearby jetty.

Production

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. [ cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000016/technical |title=Technical Specifications |work=Internet Movie Database |accessdate=2007-03-28 |format= HTML ]

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 "The Movies Begin - A Treasury of Early Cinema, 1894-1913 ". [ cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000016/dvd |title=DVD |work=Internet Movie Database |accessdate=2007-03-28 |format= HTML ]

References

External links

* [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1hfpm_lumiere-barque-sortant-du-port Complete Video] at Dailymotion