Auguste Lumière

Biography

The Lumière brothers were the first filmmakers in history. They patented the cinematograph in 1895, which in contrast to Edison's "peepshow" kinetoscope allowed simultaneous viewing by multiple parties. Their first film, Sortie de l'usine Lumière de Lyon, shot the same year, is considered the first true motion picture that was publicly screened on December 28, 1895 at the Salon indien du Grand Café in Paris. The event that gave birth to cinema.

Known For

Baby's Meal

as Himself

Demolition of a Wall

as Himself

The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon

as Himself

Fishing for Goldfish

as Himself (uncredited)

Lumière!

as Self (archive footage)

Photograph

Radeau avec baigneurs

as Himself

Women Fighting

as The Man

The Lumière Brothers' First Films

as Himself

ViennaFilm 1896-1976

as Self (archive footage)