1890s
Oil Gush Fire in Bibiheybat (1898)
Puits de pétrole à Bakou. Vue de près. WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
★ 8.3 6 ratings
other title: 巴库油田 近距离摄影 / Puits de pétrole à Bakou. Vue de près. …
The film was filmed in Bibi-Heybat, a suburb of Baku (now the capital of Azerbaijan), during a fire at the Bibi-Heybat oil field. The film was shot on 35mm film by the Lumiere brothers in 1898. On August 2 of the same year, a demonstration of Alexander Michon's program took place, which included the film "Fire at an oil fountain in Bibiheybat".
Demolition of a Wall (1896)
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★ 8.7 59 ratings
other title: 拆墙 / Démolition d'un mur …
Auguste Lumière directs four workers in the demolition of an old wall at the Lumière factory. One worker is pressing the wall inwards with a jackscrew, while another is pushing it with a pick. When the wall hits the ground, a cloud of white dust whirls up. Three workers continue the demolition of the wall with picks.
Tables Turned on the Gardener (1895)
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★ 9.0 116 ratings
other title: 水浇园丁 / L'arroseur arrosé …
A gardener is watering his flowers, when a mischievous boy sneaks up behind his back, and puts a foot on the water hose. The gardener is surprised and looks into the nozzle to find out why the water has stopped coming. The boy then lifts his foot from the hose, whereby the water squirts up in the gardener's face. The gardener chases the boy, grips his ear and slaps him in his buttocks. The boy then runs away and the gardener continues his watering. Three separate versions of this film exist, this is the original, filmed by Louis Lumière.