The Lumière brothers were the first filmmakers in history. They patented the cinematograph, which in contrast to Edison's "peepshow" kinetoscope allowed simultaneous viewing by multiple parties. Their first film, Sortie de l'usine Lumière de Lyon, shot in 1895, is considered the first true motion picture.
The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory
The Sprinkler Sprinkled
Baby's Meal
The Sea
Jumping the Blanket
Fishing for Goldfish
The Blacksmiths
Cordeliers' Square in Lyon
Boat Leaving the Port
Demolition of a Wall
Snowball Fight
Transformation by Hats
Dragoons Crossing the Sâone
Lion, London Zoological Gardens
Ostriches
Loading a Boiler
Carmaux: Drawing Out the Coke
The Lumière Brothers' First Films
Game of Cards
