Movies: Societe Lumiere

Friends and relatives playing a game of boules, arguing about who's team is winning....

Sardinian horsemen parading, in traditional costumes....

A merchant is giving a demonstration of his lifelike automatons to a bedazzled customer. Could these "larger than life" clockwork figures look too good to be true?...

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A sorcerer conjures an old witch and instructs her to seek a maiden. Said maiden is assigned with the task to lure a young traveler inside the castle. Upon his arrival, said traveler is exposed to all sorts of unpleasant surprises. Trouble ensues....

A crowd of passers-by is granted access to a drawbridge by its gatekeeper....

A group of four children, circle dancing....

Under cover of a disguise, Santa approaches Saint-Anthony's hut and, via various tricks, sets out to try his faith. Will good triumph over evil?...

A French family consisting of father, mother and two children, sitting around a table and eating a meal....

Several shots of the carnival in Nice, floats and parade costumes, passing along the crowded streets....

Swimmers jump into the water from the docks, as a small boat passes by....

Motor cars of different models, drivers, passengers and observers, all filmed from the starting line of the Paris-Meulan race....

Dense pedestrian, trams and cars traffic on the street, in front of the Palais de la Bourse in Marseille....

Three cats take turns jumping up, in order to catch some food that a woman's hand is holding above their heads....

The German infantry parades in front of Nicholas II and Wilhelm II....

King Umberto I and Queen Margherita of Savoy stepping down a staircase, followed by their escort, before climbing into a horse-drawn carriage....

People dismount and mount a gondola....

A woman, in her bedroom, is putting her jewelry away. Alarmed by strange noises at her door, she hides behind her bed. A burglar enters the room and steals her jewelry box. The woman calls for help, a police officer steps in and starts to chase the t...

On the terrace of a villa, a violinist, two pianists and a singer are playing, until they are interrupted by a false note....

Groups of men and women, parading in Interlaken, Switzerland, some of them carrying banners....