Accordion Player by Louis Le Prince - test17frames

[HeiHolaHello]

Believe it or not; this is on IMBD. Go check it out, lol

[MattTheSaiyan]

The is the worst film Louis Le Prince ever made. His other movies are way better than this overrated film. Thanks for uploading.

[youtubesneak]

@MattTheSaiyan There's worse than this by Le Prince: Man Walking Around A Corner - scroll the description above for the YouTube link.

[livinginatrain123]

Louis Le Prince disappeared :(

[Gedankenblitz15]

Is this FULL HD?

[ekhezlaik]

Wonderful to see. Thanks.

It seems that either Adolphe is playing left-handed or else (!) the prints are back to front.

[babybloc]

@ekhezlaik That's quite interesting. It does look like there's a strap on the "stage right" side there, which would be reversed from the norm, unless it's some kind of concertina style accordion with hand straps on both sides. By 1888 either would have been possible I think. Maybe accordionists can add their bit to film history here? Are the other films mirrored?

[robbynew]

dose any one know why most people say that "exiting the factory by Louis Lumière in 1895 was the first film when this one was made by Louis Le Prince around 1888?

[ClassicHorrorDB]

@robbynew Exiting the factory was the first film ever shown in theaters. This film is one of the first films ever, Roundhay garden scene being the first.

[firesoftheempyrean]

Spielberg is remaking this.

[etherwave1]

There is another film called "Man Walking Around A Corner" that was made with the LPCCP Type 16 camera that was manufactured in 1887.I'm wondering if this film could have been made in 1887 or very early 1888,pre-dating the Roundhay Garden Scene by as much as a year...

[fishhead06]

Is this earlier than the Roundhay Garden Scene?

[youtubesneak]

That is a very good question and I wish I knew the answer. All wikipedia says is that it is uncertain whether it was in Leeds or Paris, and that the 'recording date is probably 1888.' The Garden Scene film can be located and dated precisely at October 14 1888, while Le Prince's son, Alphonse, said that he helped film the Leeds Bridge film in late October.

I did see comments that the Accordion film is of Alphonse and that one sees the front door of their Leeds house here, but no expert opinion.

[DarkestFreedom01]

couldnt they carbon-date the film? ah, well. but it's incredible. it is looking almost 120 years ago.

[davidgunnells]

They cannot carbon date the film, b/c the original paper film has not survived. All that the UK National Media Museum has are "copies of paper prints from sections of three films".

[superedd93]

no, roundhay was first, this came soon after though

[larrecun]

yeah, actually, roundhay was first, then the bridge one, and then this one

[MegaTeacher25]

But frame is very slow and only shows slight movement while the Round-hay Garden scene is far better even if that is quite short. Mind you isn't Muybridge's film horse running the earliest motion picture because it was made at the start of the 1880s?

[Vyggy]

I like the way how the edges of the frames seem to jump. Gives a good nostalgic feeling.

[TheWhatsinaname]

I'm awaiting Le Prince's 3-D version of this film, though. I've heard the 3-D version the accordion & Alphonse the player of said accordion jump right out at you!

[murielsartre]

Fantastic.

[bwCky]

@murielsartre

Was there not a film made about Louis le Prince?