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Documentaries like Passage of Venus

Not everyone loves Passage of Venus for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Passage of Venus

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like seeing moving images from before cinema existed.

  2. You like a real planet caught crossing the Sun in 1874.

  3. You're curious about the invention that came before the film camera.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Man with a Movie Camera1929

    • seeing moving images from before cinema existed

    Good for you if you like silent black and white film.

  • The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon1895

    • seeing moving images from before cinema existed
    • you're curious about the invention that came before the film camera

    Good for you if you love the very first films, shot by the Lumière brothers.

  • Cosmos: A Personal Voyage1980

    • a real planet caught crossing the Sun in 1874

    Good for you if you like stars, planets and how we learned what they are.

  • In the Shadow of the Moon2007

    • a real planet caught crossing the Sun in 1874
    • you're curious about the invention that came before the film camera

    Good for you if you like rockets, lunar landers and the Apollo program told by the men who flew it.

  • For All Mankind1989

    • a real planet caught crossing the Sun in 1874

    Good for you if you like the trip to the Moon told by the astronauts who made it.

  • Nanook of the North1922

    • you're curious about the invention that came before the film camera

    Good for you if you're curious about one of the very first documentaries.

  • Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations1938

    • you're curious about the invention that came before the film camera

    Good for you if you want to see how the Nazi regime staged the 1936 Games.

  • Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory1895

    • seeing moving images from before cinema existed
    • you're curious about the invention that came before the film camera

    Good for you if you want to see one of the very first films ever shown.

  • À propos de Nice1930

    • seeing moving images from before cinema existed

    Good for you if you love silent films from 1930.

  • Baby's Meal1895

    • seeing moving images from before cinema existed

    Good for you if you want to see one of the first films ever shown.

  • Demolition of a Wall1896

    • seeing moving images from before cinema existed
    • you're curious about the invention that came before the film camera

    Good for you if you like the very first films ever shown.

Reasons taken from Passage of Venus's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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