Naples (1898)

Original title

Port et Vésuve

Directed by

Louis Lumière

Genre

documentary film, silent film

Country

France

Runtime

2 min

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a very short silent documentary from the 1890s. It shows a few moments of Naples, Italy as filmed by the Lumière Brothers. It was one of the first films ever shot in the city.

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What happens

Naples is an 1898 silent documentary short shot of Naples by the Lumière Brothers. The film played and important role for the history of Neapolitan cinema, being one of the first if not the first shot at Naples on video, while also being one of the first films shot by the Lumière Brothers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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