The best movies 1897

Porters bring goods into a warehouse.

Procession of the sacred carpet.

View of the riverbanks of the Saône where various boats are moored.

This reconstruction refers to a meeting that allegedly took place on 25 November 1804 at Fontainebleau between Pope Pius VII and Napoleon to discuss...

In front of a cheering crowd, President Félix Faure, surrounded by his escort, salutes as he moves forward.

"The famous parade ground of Metropolitan fashion. Exquisitely gowned women, club men, actresses, millionaires pass by on their afternoon stroll." -...

In a grove, a small boy and a small girl are dancing together.

Chasseurs Alpins are giving a demonstration of weapons handling.

King Umberto I and Prince Victor Emmanuel, followed by their escort, parade the troops standing at attention.

A man has an encounter with several spooky apparitions in a castle that is evidently owned by the Devil.

Chasseurs Alpins manipulate staffs in a coordinated movement.

Two carriages pass by, including that of Bey Ali ibn Husayn, each under escort.

Chasseurs Alpins are giving a demonstration of weapons handling.

Japanese actors act out an early martial arts weapons scene.

Lost 1897 film in which two men argue over the affection of a woman in a café, with their discussion escalating into a fistfight. Widely...

The first Venezuelan film. It was screened at the Baralt Theatre in Maracaibo, Zulia on 28 January 1897 as the second in a film block of four; the...

The Argentinian flag waving at the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires. Currently a lost film.

Short recording of several parishioners leaving the city's basilica. It is considered the first Spanish film in history.

The second Venezuelan film produced. It was screened at the Baralt Theatre in Maracaibo, Venezuela, on 28 January 1897. The film shows a group of...

Second part of the film about people exiting the Church of the Pillar. A few days after shooting 'Salida de misa de doce del Pilar', Jimeno decides...

A bunch of people exit the Church of Saint George.

Spanish short film directed by French director Joseph Sellier.

Several young and cheerful children share at Cavancha Beach, while a couple begins to dance a cueca.

Filming of the waves in Orzán Beach, Galicia (Spain).

Short film where a Spanish coal factory is filmed.

Arguably the first film to be produced in Galicia (Spain).