Marguerite Lumière

Em março de 1895, os irmãos Louis e Auguste Lumière eternizaram-se na história ao capturarem as primeiras imagens em movimento no aparelho que haviam inventado: o cinematógrafo. Neste documentário são contempladas algumas de suas obras, os primeiros passos dados para o nascimento da sétima arte.

Swimmers jump into the water from the docks, as a small boat passes by.

A horse-drawn carriage stops in front of a villa. The residents greet the newcomers, as the coach driver unloads baggages.

Three women get in a horse-drawn carriage, as servants load luggage on the roof, before it pulls away.

Friends and relatives playing a game of boules, arguing about who's team is winning.

A boat returns to port, where passengers are helped ashore.

On the terrace of a villa, a violinist, two pianists and a singer are playing, until they are interrupted by a false note.

A man and a woman, observed by others, are playing a game of Tric-trac, a French variant of Backgammon. During the course of the game, the man gets caught red-handed, which results in him closing the game board.

In very bad weather and a stormy sea, a small boat manned by two men is trying to leave the harbor of La Ciotat, while several people are watching them from the nearby pier.