Boat Leaving the Port
About Boat Leaving the Port
In one shot, three men row a small boat out of the harbor of La Ciotat into a rough sea. Two women and children watch from a jetty.
Cast & crew
More about Boat Leaving the Port
Louis Lumière directed and produced the 1895 view. Auguste and Louis Lumière are credited with the photography. The French title is Barque sortant du port. A catalog summary says two men are in the boat. English Wikipedia says three.
Themes
Background
An 1895 Lumière actuality filmed at La Ciotat.
Making
The Lumières set the camera on the departure and let the boat, the sea, and the people on the jetty make the picture.
Look
Auguste and Louis Lumière photographed the single shot of the boat leaving the harbor.
Preservation
The one-minute film survives and is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- It is a single uncut shot.
- The weather in the catalog description is a storm. Wikipedia says rough seas.
Scenes
- The boat pulls out into the rough water while the women and children watch.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Barque sortant du port.webm)
