The Most Terrifying Film of 1895
Posted on April 14, 2011 in Filmmaking 360 | 1 Comment
The first public exhibition of motion pictures occurred on 28th December 1895 when August Lumière and Louis Lumière (the Lumière Brothers) exhibited a selection of ten of their single-reel films to a paying audience at a Parisian cafe. ‘Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat’ is considered to be the first motion picture in modern history (altough more an experiment from the Lumière-brothers to use their ‘invention’ of film, it shows a train arriving at a passenger station).
So why is it so terrifying?
Popular legend has it that, when this film was shown, the first-night audience fled the cafe in terror, fearing being run over by the “approaching” train.
Most of the cast were members of the Lumière family and employees from the Lumière factory.
VIA: raphaeldpm
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I did a presentation of the Lumiere Brothers in French class, and while I was doing my research, I found out about a rumor that when the audience fled only one suicidal man stayed in his seat. It’s only a rumor but it would be hilarious if it were true.