Showing posts with label silent film. Show all posts
Showing posts with label silent film. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Photo-Ciné

Because of the influence of the Lumière Brothers, La Ciotat still has a lot of cinema enthusiasts lurking here and there. Here are some pictures from the recent photography and cinematography trade show in La Ciotat, including some pretty awesome Pathé cameras and Daguerreotypes:













Saturday, October 6, 2012

L'Arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat (1895)

For those interested in seeing the original Lumière film:




The film is in the public domain. You might remember it if you saw the movie Hugo directed by Martin Scorsese. 

PS - the train station doesn't look like that anymore!