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The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat


Date: 1896
Type: Documentary
Rating: N/A
Colour: Black and WHite / Silent / Short
Director: Auguste Lumiere and Louis Lumiere
Producer: Auguste Lumiere and Louis Lumiere

Comment/Synopsis

A train comes into a station, stops and passnegers get off and on the train in this iconic film from early cinema. The image of the train coming towards the camera and hence towards the audience is the first famous scene in cinema history. The framing and motion of this film make this film significant. The film is also the source of the myth that people were so frightened by the train coming towards them that they ran away from the screen.

Actors


Members of the Luminere family

Oscars

None
Production
Societe Lumière
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