20 December 1898 Factual 1 mins
A bunch of naked boys jump and splash in the water right on one of the canals of Venice. There's even the tail end of one of the gondolas to make sure the audience doesn't mistake where this is taking place.
Watch the official Boys Bathing: Venice 1898 trailer in HD below.
United Kingdom 20 December 1898
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1898:
29 October 1898
A hypnotism scene from the Lumière Brothers.
18 September 1898
Pedestrian and rickshaws traffic on Shijo Kobashi bridge, in Kyoto.
01 January 1898
Showing Pygmalion at work in his studio on the statue of Galatea, who, on being completed, comes to life.
02 January 1898
One of the two earliest horror films ever made. This film is presumed lost.
01 July 1898
Passage of a Shintoist procession, whose members carry banners and lanterns, somewhere in Kyoto.
01 February 1898
Clog dancing contest winner dances on dinner plate.
Have you watched Boys Bathing: Venice yet? What did you think about it?
Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1898 British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
