Barque sortant du port (1895)

Directed by

Louis Lumière

Genre

documentary film, silent film

Country

France

Runtime

1 min

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 88 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a single shot of a boat being rowed out of a port into rough water. On a nearby jetty some women and children watch the boat leave.

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What happens

Barque sortant du port (also known as Boat Leaving the Port) is an 1895 French short black-and-white silent film directed and produced by Louis Lumière. The film consists of a single shot of a boat leaving the port, being rowed into rough seas by three men. This scene is observed by two women and children who are standing on a nearby jetty. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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