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.

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

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

Passengers disembarking in the port of Nice.

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

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

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.

A group of four children, circle dancing.

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

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

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,...

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...

From Edison films catalog: A long line of horses, mules and ponies are led, driven and ridden into the yards, where they are sold and distributed.

Francis Doublier does bicycle tricks in the street.

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.

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

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 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...

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

Spanish short film directed by French director Joseph Sellier.

Short film where a Spanish coal factory is filmed.

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

A bunch of people exit the Church of Saint George.