Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat (The Lumière Brothers, 1895)

Original Title: L'Arrivée d'un Train à la Ciotat
Directors: Auguste and Louis Lumière
Year: 1895

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). 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.

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  Film & Animation

[Simas Briedis]

Thumbs up if you went to the premiere

[yaqbec23]

GUYS CALM DOWN! DONT TALK ABOUT NAZI! IT'S LUMIERE BROTHERS FILM! NOT NAZI FILM!

[RollingBastard900]

i attend this film class a months ago, and this lecturer said so. and i think i read it in some article in the newspapers a years ago.

[willdmackie]

Who suggested it was the first film?

[willdmackie]

"[...] is considered to be the first motion picture in modern history"

I'm sure The Lumière Brothers are deeply apologetic for not filming a 90 minute motion picture for some kid to enjoy some 118 years later.

[Gaming4871]

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[KamiElGringo]

Holy fuck i fell of my chair and ran to the door! lol

[TheBioStare]

Man, Movie Maker has not changed at all.

[Donovan Reno]

So scared

[Jaden Sheridan]

Is this even a movie its like 50 secs

[RollingBastard900]

first film ever made was "Workers Leaving The Lumière Factory in Lyon". not this one.