We pull out of the station and see everything behind us: tracks, station, tunnels, as the train moves forward.
This srt of film would become known as a "phantom train ride". Usually, however, the view would be from the front of the train, and we would anticipate what was to come, not what had been. In this early film by Charles Pathe, eventually to become Pathe Freres, we see the roots of modern film..... but done in a manner that no one else would think of doing it again. Clearly this was thought of as an experiment that failed.
This srt of film would become known as a "phantom train ride". Usually, however, the view would be from the front of the train, and we would anticipate what was to come, not what had been. In this early film by Charles Pathe, eventually to become Pathe Freres, we see the roots of modern film..... but done in a manner that no one else would think of doing it again. Clearly this was thought of as an experiment that failed.
