Le goûter champêtre

Le goûter champêtre 1898

5.10

A group of young women and children enjoy a rowdy picnic in the countryside.

1898

The Four Troublesome Heads

The Four Troublesome Heads 1898

7.10

One of the greatest of black art pictures. The conjurer appears before the audience, with his head in its proper place. He then removes his head, and throwing it in the air, it appears on the table opposite another head, and both detached heads sing in unison. The conjurer then removes it a third time. You then see all three of his heads, which are exact duplicates, upon the table at one time, while the conjurer again stands before the audience with his head perfectly intact, singing in unison with the three heads upon the table. He closes the picture by bowing himself from the stage.

1898

The Damnation of Faust

The Damnation of Faust 1898

4.80

A lost film. Georges Méliès also directed a film entitled Faust aux enfers in 1903 that is frequently confused with this one, but it has little to do with the story of Faust.

1898

Divers at Work on the Wreck of the

Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine" 1898

5.90

Divers go to work on a wrecked ship (the battleship Maine that was blown up in Havana harbour during the Spanish-American War), surrounded by curiously disproportionate fish.

1898

Oil Gush Fire in Bibiheybat

Oil Gush Fire in Bibiheybat 1898

5.50

The film was filmed in Bibi-Heybat, a suburb of Baku (now the capital of Azerbaijan), during a fire at the Bibi-Heybat oil field. The film was shot on 35mm film by the Lumiere brothers in 1898. On August 2 of the same year, a demonstration of Alexander Michon's program took place, which included the film "Fire at an oil fountain in Bibiheybat".

1898

Pygmalion and Galatea

Pygmalion and Galatea 1898

4.80

Showing Pygmalion at work in his studio on the statue of Galatea, who, on being completed, comes to life. He attempts to clasp her to his arms, when the bust leaves the body and crossing the room mocks at him standing with the lower portion of her body in his hands. Further startling illusions are seen in this most beautiful picture.

1898

Santa Claus

Santa Claus 1898

6.20

Santa arrives at a house on Christmas Eve to deliver his presents for the children.

1898

Pope Leo XIII in His Carriage

Pope Leo XIII in His Carriage 1898

4.00

Filmmaker WKL Dickson, one-time right hand man to Thomas Edison, the 'Wizard of Menlo Park', here captures an even greater eminence, Pope Leo XIII. This was one of a series of films that exploited Dickson's unique, hard-won access to the Pontiff. Here the Pope arrives in a carriage and bestows a blessing. Whether this blessing was intended for the camera or for the audience beyond it, capturing it on film was a great prize for Dickson.

1898

Disappearing Act

Disappearing Act 1898

4.80

An illusionist makes a woman disappear in thin air.

1898

The Temptation of St. Anthony

The Temptation of St. Anthony 1898

5.80

St. Anthony is tempted by visions of women, including one that is transformed from the image of Jesus Christ Himself!

1898