Repas de bébé
Le Repas de Bébé | |
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Directed by | Louis Lumière |
Produced by | Louis Lumière |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Louis Lumière |
Release date | 20 February 1896 (UK) |
Country | France |
Language | Silent |
Le Repas de Bébé (also known as Baby's Dinner and Feeding the Baby) is an 1895 French short black-and-white silent documentary film directed and produced by Louis Lumière and starring .
The film formed part of the first commercial presentation of the Lumière Cinématographe on December 28, 1895 at the Salon Indien, Grand Café, 14 Boulevard des Capucines, Paris.[1]
Production[]
As with all early Lumière movies, this film was made in a 35 mm format with an aspect ratio of 1.33:1. It was filmed by means of the Cinématographe, an all-in-one camera, which also serves as a film projector and developer.[2]
The baby featured, Andrée Lumière, died in Lyon aged 24, as a result of the 1918 flu pandemic.
Plot[]
The film consists of one shot of Auguste Lumière, his wife and baby daughter having breakfast in the countryside.
Cast[]
- as Herself, 'Bébé'
- Auguste Lumière as Himself, Auguste Lumière
- as Herself, Marguerite Lumière
Current status[]
Given its age, this short film is available to freely download from the Internet. It has also featured in a number of film collections including Landmarks of Early Film volume 1 and The Movies Begin – A Treasury of Early Cinema, 1894–1913. It also forms part of Visions of Light a 1992 documentary film and The Lumière Brothers' First Films, a compilation produced in 1996.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Salon Indien, Grand Café, Paris". Who's Who of Victorian Cinema. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
- ^ "Technical Specifications". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
- ^ "Alternative Titles". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
External links[]
- Complete video at The Lumiere Institute (requires QuickTime)
- Repas de bébé at IMDb
- Repas de bébé on YouTube
- 1895 films
- French black-and-white films
- French films
- French silent short films
- Films directed by Auguste and Louis Lumière
- One-shot films
- 1890s short documentary films
- Black-and-white documentary films
- French short documentary films