Barque sortant du port

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Barque sortant du port
Directed by Louis Lumière
Produced by Louis Lumière
Cinematography Louis Lumière
Release date(s) 1895
Running time 46 seconds
Country France
Language Silent
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Barque sortant du port (also known as Boat Leaving the Port) is an 1895 French short black-and-white silent film directed and produced by Louis Lumière.

The film consists of a single shot of a boat leaving the port, being rowed into rough seas by three men. This scene is observed by two women and children who are standing on a nearby jetty.

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[edit] Production

It was filmed by means of the Cinématographe, an all-in-one camera, which also serves as a film projector and developer. As with all early Lumière movies, this film was made in a 35 mm format with an aspect ratio of 1.33:1. [1]

[edit] Current status

Given its age, this short film is available to freely download from the Internet. It has also featured in a number of film collections including The Movies Begin - A Treasury of Early Cinema, 1894-1913 . [2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Technical Specifications (HTML). Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
  2. ^ DVD (HTML). Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.

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