Lyon, place Bellecour
About Lyon, place Bellecour
Pedestrians and carriages cross the open ground of Place Bellecour in Lyon. The camera watches the traffic from a fixed spot. Nothing is staged beyond the square's ordinary movement.
Cast & crew
More about Lyon, place Bellecour
Catalogue Lumière view number 129, shot by Louis Lumière in the spring of 1896. Le Progrès of 14 June 1896 lists a Lyon screening under the title La Place Bellecour. On 5 July 1896 a Mâcon paper billed a related view as La Pluie (Place Bellecour à Lyon).
Themes
Background
Lumière street views of 1896 treated a city square as the whole subject, the way the company filmed factory gates and stations.
Look
Louis Lumière set the camera on Place Bellecour and let the square's traffic pass through the frame.
Notes
- The catalogue description is simply the circulation of pedestrians and various vehicles on the square.
- A July 1896 Mâcon billing used a rain title for a Place Bellecour view.
Scenes
- Foot traffic and vehicles move across the open square with no staged incident.
