Movies: Societe Lumiere

On the terrace of a villa, a violinist, two pianists and a singer are playing, until they are interrupted by a false note....

Several shots of the carnival in Nice, floats and parade costumes, passing along the crowded streets....

Passage of three carriages, escorted by lackeys and soldiers....

A woman, who tried to smuggle goods under her clothes, is brought to an excise duty office for further inspection....

A small boy feeds his dog sugar cane by making him perform high jumps....

King Umberto I and Queen Margherita of Savoy stepping down a staircase, followed by their escort, before climbing into a horse-drawn carriage....

Two housemaids, arguing, start to fight : a houseboy steps in to separate them, and in doing so becomes their target and is literally torn apart. Alarmed by the quarrel, a policeman intervenes. Will order finally be restored?...

A man and a girl approach, while three riders pass in rapid succession across the field....

Two gondolas, slowly approaching, dock along the wharf, and both Italian and German sovereigns disembark: Umberto I accompanied by Wilhelm II, and Margherita of Savoy accompanied by Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein....

Porters carry baskets full of fish, while others carry bundles, on their shoulders, in Yokohama harbor....

Four young people throwing buckets of water at each other....

Shots of the panorama, filmed from the winding railroad tracks that stretch along the coast, from Beaulieu to Monaco, including tunnel passages....

Governor Thomas Lord Brassey and his entourage walk past, under the watchful eye of the police and the cheers of the crowd....

People dismount and mount a gondola....

Cyclists and horse riders arriving at the cottage (1896)...

Félicien Trewey mimes Pierrot being harassed in his sleep by a fly....

Three girls and a boy playing with their toys....

Pierrot woos Columbine, who abandons Harlequin. An old witch hands Harlequin a magical flute that will make his wishes come true, whenever it is played. It is now time for Harlequin to play his tricks....

A French family consisting of father, mother and two children, sitting around a table and eating a meal....

Sovereigns and their suite passing in front of the monument to Victor Emmanuel II in Sassari....