Les Forgerons
Les Forgerons (also known as The Blacksmiths) is an 1895 French short black-and-white silent documentary film directed and produced by Louis Lumière. Given its age, this short film is available to freely download from the Internet.
| Les Forgerons | |
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 Screencap from Les Forgerons | |
| Directed by | Louis Lumière |
| Produced by | Louis Lumière |
| Cinematography | Louis Lumière |
Release date | 1895 28 June 1896 (Finland) |
Running time | 49 seconds |
| Country | France |
| Language | Silent |
The film formed part of the first commercial presentation of the Lumière Cinématographe on 28 December 1895 at the Salon Indien, Grand Café, 14 Boulevard des Capuchins, Paris.[1]
Production
As with all early Lumière movies, this film was made in a 35 mm format with an aspect ratio of 1.33:1. It was filmed by means of the Cinématographe, an all-in-one camera, which also serves as a film projector and developer.[2]
Plot
Two men stand working as blacksmiths. The one on the left of the screen repeatedly hammers an anvil while the man on the right winds a device. The man of the left then removes the metal he was hammering and places it into a bucket of water. At the end of the film a third man walks onto the screen from the left, with a wine glass and bottle in hand, hands the glass to the smith at the anvil, and begins to pour him a drink.
References
- "Salon Indien, Grand Café, Paris". Who's Who of Victorian Cinema. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
- "Technical Specifications". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
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