Hier etwas Ähnliches in Form eines kurzen Films mit ganz eigener Ästhetik.

(Direktlink, via Nag on the Lake)

The start of motion pictures, late 1890’s. Rare film of cities, towns and countries. High-quality remastered prints from the Lumiere archives and EYE Film Museum. Clips listed in order below.

Film Clips:
April 1897 – Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem
1897 – Group leaving church in Bohemia, Czech Republic
August 6, 1899 – Ship departure in Livorno, Italy
May 1896 – Tverskaya Street in Moscow, Russia
1897 – Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan
1898 – Early Rollercoaster, Britain (Restored Film)
Feb 20, 1896 – Street Dance in Drury Lane, London
June 1899 Victorian Era – Ladies Cycling Display in London
1899 – Town Parade in Selkirk, Scotland
November 3, 1896 – The Melbourne Cup horse races in Australia
May June 1896 – Group in Geneva, Switzerland
1896-1901 Visual tour of New York City
1896 – Frederick Street in Berlin
Summer 1896 – Visual tour of Italy Milan & Venice
1898 – Ice Skaters in France
Late 1890s – A Trip Through Paris, France
1897 – Arrival of a Two-Stage Train in France
Apr 11, 1896 – High Street in Marseille, France
c1898 – Avenue du Bois de Boulogne in Paris, France
c1898 – President Félix Faure and crowd in France
Sep 1898 – Scheveningen Boulevard in the Hague
1896 – Children’s Marble Game in Lyon, France
Venice and visit with Pope Leo XIII

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