Naples (film) explained

Naples
Director:Louis Lumière
Starring:Non-professional actors: various passengers and passers-by.
Cinematography:Lumière Brothers
Editing:Lumière Brothers
Color Process:Black and white
Runtime:2 minutes
Country:France

Naples is a 1898 silent documentary short shot of Naples by the Lumière Brothers. The film played and important role for the history of Neapolitan cinema,[1] being one of the first if not the first shot at Naples on video, while also being one of the first films shot by the Lumière Brothers.[2]

Plot

The film is made up of various shots taken in via Marina, via Toledo, at the port with a view of Vesuvius and finally in Borgo Santa Lucia.

References

  1. Web site: Elia . Guendalina . 2014-03-29 . I fratelli Lumière e il contributo di Napoli alla nascita del cinema . 2022-12-08 . Vesuvio Live . it-IT.
  2. Web site: Barone . di Sara . 2022-03-21 . I fratelli Lumière a Napoli e il cinema muto del Salone Margherita . 2022-12-08 . it-IT.

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