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Probably filmed in 1895, a group of people stand along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. The train pulls up and attendants help passengers off and on. This was not in the Lumière's official catalog, and was likely screened in early 1896. This film is often misidentified on Youtube as "L'Arrivée d’un train à La Ciotat", which is the title of the 1897 remake.
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| Release Date | 1896-01-25 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 1m |
| Directors | Louis Lumière, Auguste Lumière, Louis Lumière |
| Producers | Auguste Lumière, Louis Lumière |
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This version of "Arrival of a Train" was likely filmed in 1895, but it is not the 2015-restored version from 1897. https://catalogue-lumiere.com/arrivee-train-a-la-ciotat/
People have studied the age of the Lumière children from several of their Ciotat train films and this uncatalogued version was most likely screened first in 1896. youtu.be/1dgLEDdFddk
With that aside, the 4K restoration from the 2015 Blu-ray of the 1897 film is gorgeous! The Lumière brothers were masters of perspective and framing. youtu.be/1FAj9fJQRZA
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