La Mer (film)

La Mer (also known as The Sea) is an 1895 French short black-and-white silent documentary film directed and produced by Louis Lumière. Given its age, this short film is available to freely download from the Internet.

La Mer
Directed byLouis Lumière
Produced byLouis Lumière
CinematographyLouis Lumière
Release date
1895
Running time
38 seconds
CountryFrance
LanguageSilent

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 Capuchins, 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]

Plot

This 38 second film has a very simple plot in which four boys and a plump woman (perhaps their mother) walk along a jetty and then dive into stormy water, only to then struggle to the shore and repeat the process.

References
  1. "Salon Indien, Grand Café, Paris". Who's Who of Victorian Cinema. Retrieved 2007-04-05.
  2. "Technical Specifications". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-04-06.


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