Spanish Bullfight
About Spanish Bullfight
A fixed camera faces a crowded arena. A bull charges a picador on horseback. A man on foot throws stones at the horse's rump to make it move. Toreadors run past the bull, trying to draw a charge.
Cast & crew
More about Spanish Bullfight
Listed as a 1900 Louis Lumière actuality, about one minute, with France and Spain both given as countries of origin. The description is one setup: the charge, the horse, the stones, the runners.
Themes
Look
Louis Lumière's camera stays fixed, with the crowd and the picador in one frame.
Notes
- The camera does not follow the bull. The arena crowd stays in the background.
- An attendant has to stone the horse before it will move.
- Wikidata records both France and Spain on the film.
Scenes
- A man throws stones at the horse's rump while the bull charges.
Also available
- Internet Archive (silent-spanish-bullfight)
