La voltige (1895)
This here is actually a fairly rare film for the era. Most of the Lumiere Brothers films from this period are actuality films, which are basically movies where the camera just captures whatever is going on in front of it. This film here is actually set up so one could say it's an early example of a scripted movie. Basically a man is trying to get on a horse but he can't quite make it in the saddle as he either falls over the side or simply can't get up at all. By today's standards there's certainly nothing funny here but at the same time history buffs should enjoy the film for its context and how it really wasn't the normal thing for a film from 1895.
This here is actually a fairly rare film for the era. Most of the Lumiere Brothers films from this period are actuality films, which are basically movies where the camera just captures whatever is going on in front of it. This film here is actually set up so one could say it's an early example of a scripted movie. Basically a man is trying to get on a horse but he can't quite make it in the saddle as he either falls over the side or simply can't get up at all. By today's standards there's certainly nothing funny here but at the same time history buffs should enjoy the film for its context and how it really wasn't the normal thing for a film from 1895.