Fishing for Goldfish
About Fishing for Goldfish
Auguste Lumière holds his baby daughter Andrée over a bowl of goldfish. She puts a hand in the water. The fish move away. The camera stays behind the table.
Cast & crew
More about Fishing for Goldfish
Louis Lumière filmed his brother Auguste and Auguste's daughter Andrée in Lyon. The view was on the first paid Cinématographe program, 28 December 1895, at the Salon Indien in the Grand Café, 14 Boulevard des Capucines, Paris.
Themes
Making
The bowl sits on a table and the camera is set behind it, so the reach into the water is the whole action.
Look
Louis Lumière used one stationary setup, looking past the table at Auguste and the baby.
Music
Silent.
Preservation
The film is in the public domain.
Notes
- The French title is La Pêche aux poissons rouges.
- Andrée is the baby. Auguste supports her over the bowl.
- It is a 35mm black-and-white actuality, about 1.33:1, shot on the Cinématographe.
- The same December program included La Voltige and La Mer.
Scenes
- Andrée dips a hand into the bowl while Auguste holds her, and the goldfish slip aside.
