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  1. You love the very first films, shot by the Lumière brothers.

  2. You like seeing real people in Lyon in 1895.

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  • Man with a Movie Camera1929

    • the very first films, shot by the Lumière brothers

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

  • Passage of Venus1874

    • the very first films, shot by the Lumière brothers
    • seeing real people in Lyon in 1895

    Good for you if you like seeing moving images from before cinema existed.

  • À propos de Nice1930

    • the very first films, shot by the Lumière brothers

    Good for you if you love silent films from 1930.

  • Nanook of the North1922

    • seeing real people in Lyon in 1895

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

  • Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory1895

    • the very first films, shot by the Lumière brothers
    • seeing real people in Lyon in 1895

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

  • Demolition of a Wall1896

    • the very first films, shot by the Lumière brothers
    • seeing real people in Lyon in 1895

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

  • Berlin: Symphony of a Great City1927

    • seeing real people in Lyon in 1895

    Good for you if you want to see Berlin as it really looked in 1927.

  • Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations1938

    • seeing real people in Lyon in 1895

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

  • Salesman1969

    • the very first films, shot by the Lumière brothers

    Good for you if you enjoy black and white documentaries from the sixties.

  • Boat Leaving the Port1895

    • the very first films, shot by the Lumière brothers
    • seeing real people in Lyon in 1895

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

  • Titicut Follies1967

    • the very first films, shot by the Lumière brothers

    Good for you if you like raw black and white footage from the 1960s.

  • Chronicle of a Summer1961

    • the very first films, shot by the Lumière brothers
    • seeing real people in Lyon in 1895

    Good for you if you like black and white films that invented a way of filming.

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