Louis Lumière

Louis Lumière

Known for

Directing

Born

October 5, 1864

Birthplace

Besançon, Doubs, France

Died

June 6, 1948 (aged 83)

Biography

Louis Jean Lumière (1864–1948) was a French manufacturer of photography equipment. Along with his brother Auguste, he is best known for their Cinématographe motion picture system and the short films they produced between 1895 and 1905, which places them among the earliest filmmakers.

Best known work

The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
1896
Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory
Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory
1895
The Sprinkler Sprinkled
The Sprinkler Sprinkled
1895
Baby's Meal
Baby's Meal
1895
Demolition of a Wall
Demolition of a Wall
1896
The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon
The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon
1895
Swimming in the Sea
Swimming in the Sea
1895
Boat Leaving the Port
Boat Leaving the Port
1895
Snowball Fight
Snowball Fight
1897
Serpentine Dance
Serpentine Dance
1897

Filmography

  1. TBA

    Laveuses

    Producer

  2. 2022

  3. 2021

    Les Deux Idiots

    In Memory Of

  4. 2021

    Arrivée

    In Memory Of

  5. 2021

  6. 1978

    Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinémaTV

    as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)

  7. 1977

    ViennaFilm 1896-1976

    as Self (archive footage)

  8. 1945

  9. 1935

    40 ans de cinéma

    as Lui-même

  10. 1935

  11. 1905

  12. 1905

  13. 1905

  14. 1903

  15. 1903

  16. 1903

  17. 1903

  18. 1903

  19. 1903

  20. 1903

  21. 1903

  22. 1903

  23. 1903

  24. 1903

  25. 1903

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