Writing Backwards

Writing Backwards 1896

5.80

Félicien Trewey performs a trick by writing backwards the words "Ladies and gentlemen, my grateful thanks" on a board.

1896

Partie de boules

Partie de boules 1896

5.60

Friends and relatives playing a game of boules, arguing about who's team is winning.

1896

Bains en mer

Bains en mer 1897

5.30

Swimmers jump into the water from the docks, as a small boat passes by.

1897

Pierrot et la mouche

Pierrot et la mouche 1898

1.00

Félicien Trewey mimes Pierrot being harassed in his sleep by a fly.

1898

Le Ring

Le Ring 1896

6.00

A fixed camera gets images of traffic and passers-by in Vienna's chic thoroughfare, popularly known as Ringstrasse (The Ring), at a junction with another large street.

1896

Une rue à Tokyo

Une rue à Tokyo 1897

4.30

Rickshaws and pedestrians traffic on the street.

1897

Substitutions

Substitutions 1903

3.30

A magician performs various tricks.

1903

Carnaval, [VIII]

Carnaval, [VIII] 1897

4.70

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

1897

La Canebière

La Canebière 1896

4.90

Pedestrian, trams, carriages and carts traffic at the intersection of two streets on La Canebière in Marseille.

1896

Le cambrioleur

Le cambrioleur 1903

1

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 steals her jewelry box. The woman calls for help, a police officer steps in and starts to chase the thief.

1903

Arroseur et arrosé, II

Arroseur et arrosé, II 1896

5.70

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 and looks into the nozzle to find out why the water has stopped coming. The boy then lifts his foot from the hose, whereby the water squirts up in the gardener's face. The gardener chases the boy, grips his ear and slaps him in his buttocks. The boy then runs away and the gardener continues his watering. Three separate versions of this film exist, this is the first remake.

1896