The Arrival of a Train
A groundbreaking film from 1897 capturing a train's arrival, intriguing history buffs and fans of early cinema innovations.
Genres: Documentary
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A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and eventually stops at the platform. Doors of the railway-cars open and attendants help passengers off and on. Popular legend has it that, when this film was shown, the first-night audience fled the café in terror, fearing being run over by the "approaching" train. This legend has since been identified as promotional embellishment, though there is evidence to suggest that people were astounded at the capabilities of the Lumières' cinématographe.
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Technically, this is the first 3D movie ever made. Well, in the perspective of the people in 1897 that never saw a film before.
Mainly interesting for its historical influence and notoriety. The photography is very well done, considering the limitations of a one-minute shoot with a static camera. The recent 4K remaster really brings out the detail that was captured, and survived all these years, in this film.
The original title of the film is L''arrivée d''un train à La Ciotat.
I''d make an unfunny joke about jumping out of way or panicking but, well, you know.
It''s easy to imagine people being astonished, even if the well-known legend isn''t quite true.
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This famous film was ACTUALLY MADE IN 1897, Lumière catalogue #653: https://catalogue-lumiere.com/arrivee-train-a-la-ciotat/ People have studied the age of the Lumière children from several of their Ciotat train films and this uncatalogued version is more likely from 1896: youtu.be/1dgLEDdFddk With that aside, the 4K restoration from the 2015 Blu-ray of the 1897 film is gorgeous! The Lumière brothers were masters of perspective and framing. youtu.be/1FAj9fJQRZA
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