Cordeliers' Square in Lyon
About Cordeliers' Square in Lyon
The camera looks across Place des Cordeliers in Lyon. People walk through the square. Horse-drawn carriages cross in front of the lens. The shot does not move.
Cast & crew
More about Cordeliers' Square in Lyon
Louis Lumière directed, produced, and photographed this short for the Société Lumière. It runs 44 seconds. It was on the first commercial Cinématographe program, 28 December 1895, at the Salon Indien of the Grand Café, 14 Boulevard des Capucines, Paris.
Themes
Background
The 28 December 1895 show at the Grand Café was the first time the Lumières sold tickets to the Cinématographe.
Making
Lumière set the Cinématographe at the edge of the square and cranked one shot of the traffic.
Look
Louis Lumière framed the square from a fixed spot and let pedestrians and carriages pass through it.
Preservation
Prints are held and the view has been digitized. A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- The French title is Place des Cordeliers à Lyon.
- The square is named for the Cordeliers, a Franciscan house that stood nearby.
- It was one of the views of ordinary street life on the 28 December program, not a staged scene.
Scenes
- Horse-drawn carriages cross the square while people walk among them.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Place des Cordeliers (1895).webm)
