The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat (1896)

The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat (1896) - Documentary Movies 1 minutes. Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat, Ankunft eines Zuges in La Ciotat, Wjazd pociągu na stację w Ciotat, Train Pulling into a Station, The Arrival of the Mail Train, Llegada del tren a la estación de La Ciotat, 열차의 도착, ラ・シオタ駅への列車の到着, ラ・シオタえきへのれっしゃのとうちゃく, L'arrivée en gare d’un chemin de fer. A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and eventually stops at the platform. Doors of the railway-cars open and attendants help passengers off and on. Popular legend has it that, when this film was shown, the first-night audience fled the café in terror, fearing being run over by the "approaching" train. This legend has since been identified as promotional embellishment, though there is evidence to suggest that people were astounded at the capabilities of the Lumières' cinématographe. france, cinema on cinema, beginning, train, early cinema, short film