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Bataille de boules de neige (also known as Snowball Fight) is an 1896 French short black-and-white silent documentary film directed and produced by Louis Lumière.
About a dozen people, both Men and Women can be seen having a snowball fight in the middle of a tree lined street in Lyon. A cyclist rides along the street and becomes a target for those throwing snowballs. As a result he falls from his bike. He is not hurt however and picks himself up, riding off in the opposite direction but leaving his hat in the snow.
[edit] Production
This short documentary was filmed in Lyon in France. 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.
[edit] Current status
Given its age, the copyright on this short film has now expired. It has featured in a number of film collections including The Movies Begin - A Treasury of Early Cinema, 1894-1913 [1]
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