The best movies 1897

A weary traveler stops at an inn along the way to get a good night's sleep, but his rest is interrupted by odd happenings when he gets to his...

Groups of men and women, parading in Interlaken, Switzerland, some of them carrying banners.

A group of four children, circle dancing.

Traffic of pedestrians, carts and trams on a Washington avenue.

Not much is known about this film except that it was shot with the Cinématographe Joly-Normandin. Presumably produced by Eugène Pirou

Several shots of the carnival in Nice, floats and parade costumes, passing along the crowded streets.

Passengers disembarking in the port of Nice.

A woman is troubled by a flea. In order to find him, she gradually takes her dresses off.

A vaudeville routine: two denizens of the Bowery dance while under the influence. She's wearing a light dress with a full skirt. He wears a white...

Several shots of the carnival in Nice, floats and parade costumes, passing along the crowded streets.

Two duelists, armed with pistols, open fire: one of them is hit and collapses. First aid is given to him, while the other is taken away.

Short clip of a football match, filmed on the Lumière cinematograph, 33 years before FIFA's 1st World Cup.

In a field, three women are using pitchforks in order to feed a small fire with weeds.

Late 1800s cigarette advertisement produced by Thomas Edison Manufacturing.

Several shots of the carnival in Nice, floats and parade costumes, passing along the crowded streets.

Young girls engage in a pillow fight until it is broken up by the headmistress. A number of young ladies, in their night robes, are having a frolic,...

Several shots of the carnival in Nice, floats and parade costumes, passing along the crowded streets.

A magician performs a few tricks.

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

Spanish short film directed by French director Joseph Sellier.

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...

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

Short film where a Spanish coal factory is filmed.

A bunch of people exit the Church of Saint George.