Louis LumièreRecensioni

Une compilation et sélection de films courts tournés par les frères Lumière et autant de petits bijoux de l'aurore cinématographique. Classés par thématique (l'enfance, la ville, l'ailleurs, etc), ces séquences sont une véritable fête et une invitation à découvrir Paris, Londres comme on ne les a pour ainsi dire jamais vus.
Un formidable hommage à la naissance du cinéma.
Lumière !

Horsemen cross a river.

I have no idea what's happening. If this is staged, it's pretty impressive, but I'm assuming it's not. At first I thought, oh, a period film! Then I remembered it's 1896.

Concept: D
Story: F
Characters: n/a
Dialog: n/a
Pacing: C
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: n/a
Acting: n/a
Music: C

Enjoyment: C minus

GPA: 1.5/4

A boy plays a prank on a gardener.

Finally, something happening! Humor! Characters! Dramatic tension! You're on the right track, guys.

Concept: C
Story: F
Characters: F
Dialog: n/a
Pacing: C
Cinematography: D
Special effects/design: C
Acting: C
Music: C

Enjoyment: C minus

GPA: 1.4/4

A baby is fed.

Oh, a baby. Great. The world will forever watch Lumière's kid eat a cracker.

Concept: F
Story: F
Characters: F
Dialog: n/a
Pacing: C
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: n/a
Acting: n/a
Music: C

Enjoyment: F

GPA: 0.9/4½

A train arrives.

Yes, it's just a train pulling into a station, but at least it's a dynamic train.

Concept: D
Story: F
Characters: n/a
Dialog: n/a
Pacing: C
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: n/a
Acting: n/a
Music: C

Enjoyment: C minus

GPA: 1.7/4

Employees exit a factory.

In its defense, it is exactly what it claims to be.

Concept: F
Story: F
Characters: n/a
Dialog: n/a
Pacing: C
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: n/a
Acting: n/a
Music: C

Enjoyment: D

GPA: 1.2/4½

A man portrays a rapid series of characters.

An actor! Doing something designed to entertain! Now we're really getting somewhere. Also, for what it's worth, it has one of my all-time favorite titles.

Concept: C
Story: F
Characters: C
Dialog: n/a
Pacing: B
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: A
Acting: B
Music: C

Enjoyment: C
Objective Rating (Average): 2.2/4½

A wall is knocked down.

Yep, they sure demolished that wall...

Concept: D
Story: F
Characters: n/a
Dialog: n/a
Pacing: C
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: n/a
Acting: n/a
Music: C

Enjoyment: D

GPA: 1.3/4½

A baby abuses another baby.

I don't care if this is one of the first films. Taking pictures of your kids will never be interesting to anyone, ever.

Concept: F
Story: F
Characters: F
Dialog: n/a
Pacing: C
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: n/a
Acting: n/a
Music: C

Enjoyment: F

GPA: 0.9/4½

A short parade of exotic animals.

You call that a promenade of ostriches? There's only one ostrich! Seriously, though, this is dumb.

Concept: D
Story: F
Characters: n/a
Dialog: n/a
Pacing: C
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: n/a
Acting: n/a
Music: C

Enjoyment: D

GPA: 1.3/4½

A crowd has a snowball fight.

Oh, look: fun.

Concept: C
Story: F
Characters: n/a
Dialog: n/a
Pacing: C
Cinematography: D
Special effects/design: n/a
Acting: n/a
Music: C

Enjoyment: C minus

GPA: 1.5/4

Girls feed chickens.

They throw some seed, and then, they throw some more seed.

Concept: F
Story: F
Characters: n/a
Dialog: n/a
Pacing: D
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: n/a
Acting: n/a
Music: C

Enjoyment: F

GPA: 0.8/4½

Some sort of industrial... something... I don't know.

At least something unusual is happening.

Concept: D
Story: F
Characters: n/a
Dialog: n/a
Pacing: C
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: n/a
Acting: n/a
Music: C

Enjoyment: D

GPA: 1.3/4½