Cradle of Genius

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 f...

Runtime

1m

Director

Auguste Lumière, Louis Lumière

Cast

Madeleine Koehler, Marcel Koehler, Marguerite Lumière

“The workers leave the Lumière factory.” Workers pass through the gate of the Lumière factory and are followed by a carriage drawn by two horses.

Runtime

1m

Director

Auguste Lumière, Louis Lumière

Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.

Runtime

2h 20m

Director

Lars von Trier, Barbara Albert

Cast

Alan Rees, Safia Aggoune, Abel Alves

This short travelogue depicts snippets of locations in Hollywood, California, most of them as seen from the streets. Considerable time is taken showing the kinds of architecture of private homes. There are images of various important buildings, and a depiction of the Hollywood Bowl. Finally, there is a sequence revolving around the pre...

Runtime

7m

Cast

Frank Fay, Carl Laemmle, Gladys Lloyd

The camera slowly pans through a room as Smolders offers various observations and memories.

Runtime

26m

Director

Olivier Smolders