01 January 1896 1 mins
Watering the Flowers (French: L'Arroseur) was an 1896 French short comedy film directed by Georges Méliès. It was released by Méliès's company Star Film and is numbered 6 in its catalogues. The film was made in imitation of the more famous Louis Lumière film L'Arroseur Arrosé. It is currently presumed lost.
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France 01 January 1896
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15 June 1896
The camera shows a water ride at Bergen Beach at Coney Island. A raised track filled with water forms a chute, and a small boat full of park visitors slides down the chute.
22 September 1896
Three men are chopping and transporting firewood, among passers-by, on a square in Lausanne.
25 October 1896
Several fire-carriages, presumably heading to a fire.
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01 September 1896
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20 November 1896
The Czar in France - Procession of the troops.
01 January 1896
A soldier stands guard at a sentry box and leaves it unprotected for a moment, a moment that two men take advantage of to put up posters where it is prohibited.
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