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Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory
Documentary · 1895
“The workers leave the Lumière factory.” Workers pass through the gate of the Lumière factory and are followed by a carriage drawn by two horses.
The sides of Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory
- Workers walking out of a factory gate in Lyon
- A horse-drawn carriage
- Less than a minute of film
Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory is good for you if…
- you want to see one of the very first films ever shown.
- you like seeing ordinary people from 1895 walk past the camera.
Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory is bad for you if…
- you want people with a story to follow.
- you want a film for the evening. This one lasts under a minute.
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