| Partie de cartes | |
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The poster advertising the Lumière brothers cinematographe |
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| Directed by | Louis Lumière |
| Produced by | Louis Lumière |
| Starring | Antoine Féraud |
| Cinematography | Louis Lumière |
| Release date(s) | 1895 July 1896 (Finland) |
| Running time | 43 seconds |
| Country | France |
| Language | Silent |
Partie de cartes (also known as Card Game and The Messers. Lumière at Cards (USA), or A Quiet Game of Écarté[1]) is an 1895 French short black-and-white silent film directed and produced by Louis Lumière and starring Antoine Féraud.
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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. [2]
The production was shot at Villa du Clos des Plages in La Ciotat, France.
Three older men, wearing hats and smoking cigars, are sitting at a patio. Two of the men are playing cards (Écarté) at a table while the third man sits watching. As the game continues a (younger) waiter walks across carrying a tray with a bottle of wine and glasses on it. The man sitting at the table then proceeds to pour the drinks while the waiter observes the card game.
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 Landmarks of Early Film volume 1 and The Movies Begin - A Treasury of Early Cinema, 1894-1913. [3]