The best movies 1897

A robber forces a luckless stroller in the park to remove his hat, coat, waistcoat and trousers.

A group of four children, circle dancing.

Groups of men and women, parading in Interlaken, Switzerland, some of them carrying banners.

Short film by Lumière of people disembarking from a boat at the port of nice.

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

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

Silent film directed by Georges Demenÿ for Gaumont. An actual remake of the Lumiére brothers' "Démolition d'un mur" (1896).

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

From Edison films catalog: A long line of horses, mules and ponies are led, driven and ridden into the yards, where they are sold and distributed.

A group of Japanese, eating dinner, somewhere in Kyoto, Honshu.

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

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

Late 1800s cigarette advertisement produced by Thomas Edison Manufacturing.

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

A woman wearing dragonfly wings performs a romantic dreamlike dance.

Four young people throwing buckets of water at each other.

Angelic and demonic serpentine dance from dawn of cinema. Hand-colored frame by frame. Lumière no. 765 or 765.1 (colorized, different...

A vaudeville routine: two denizens of the Bowery dance while under the influence. She's wearing a light dress with a full skirt. He wears a white...

A woman in a white gown performs a skirt dance, using her arms to produce circles and other patterns within the folds of her costume. Her legs and...

In a field, three women are using pitchforks in order to feed a small fire with weeds.

The Argentinian flag waving at the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires. Currently a lost film.

Lost 1897 film in which two men argue over the affection of a woman in a café, with their discussion escalating into a fistfight. Widely...

The second Venezuelan film produced. It was screened at the Baralt Theatre in Maracaibo, Venezuela, on 28 January 1897. The film shows a group of...

The first Venezuelan film. It was screened at the Baralt Theatre in Maracaibo, Zulia on 28 January 1897 as the second in a film block of four; the...

Arguably the first film to be produced in Galicia (Spain).

Several young and cheerful children share at Cavancha Beach, while a couple begins to dance a cueca.

Second part of the film about people exiting the Church of the Pillar. A few days after shooting 'Salida de misa de doce del Pilar', Jimeno decides...

Short film where a Spanish coal factory is filmed.

Filming of the waves in Orzán Beach, Galicia (Spain).

Short recording of several parishioners leaving the city's basilica. It is considered the first Spanish film in history.

Spanish short film directed by French director Joseph Sellier.

A bunch of people exit the Church of Saint George.