This street scene from Bethlehem shows a crowd of locals jumping on something in the middle of camera range. What are they seeking? The implication seems to be that they are beggars jumping on a handful of alms tossed onto the spot and the effect is simultaneously funny and sad.
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France 26 April 1897
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1897:
20 October 1897
Another Edison film shot in San Francisco at the Fisherman's Wharf. Once again the camera is looking down on a group of men doing their jobs.
01 January 1897
La Poupée is a series of three short films inspired from a comedy in four acts of the same name by Edmond Audran, performed for the first time at the Théâtre de la Gaieté in Paris on 21 October 1896.
07 March 1897
Several shots of the carnival in Nice, floats and parade costumes, passing along the crowded streets.
06 March 1897
A crowd of spectators listen to President William McKinley's speech during his inauguration ceremony outside the U.
24 June 1897
Short clip of a football match, filmed on the Lumière cinematograph, 33 years before FIFA's 1st World Cup.
22 June 1897
Another parade film from the Lumiere company.
Have you watched Bethléem, une place yet? What did you think about it?
