Lumière

A science-fiction film centered around planet Earth receiving a coded message from outer space and the subsequent disappearance of 12,000 inhabitants of Sepuvedra, a free-trade port. The government and the army are convinced that they have been kidnapped by aliens and Professor Larsen, an eminent astrophysicist and UFO expert, is assigned to lead an urgent investigative mission into the deserted town.

An early Kinora demonstration film.

Single man, Eric Fleury runs the 'wooden toys' family company which is closed to bankruptcy and is about to be taken over by the Group Romance. Eric loses control of the company and his CEO position. But he s asked by Sandrine Rey, head of the Romance Group, who offers him a deal : She s willing to have a kid but she does not have the time nor the wish for a relationship.Therefore, she will marry and divorce Eric right after the birth of the child. In exchange, Eric will remain CEO and possibly will have the chance to have his company back !

Filmed in Stuttgart in 1896, this Lumière actuality shows cavalrymen of the 26th Dragoons regiment leaping their horses over a low obstacle during training exercises. Part of a short series of military views shot in Germany, the film captures the precision and discipline of the mounted unit in motion.

Panorama of Constantinople from the river.

Another parade film from the Lumiere company.

Staged assassination from the Lumiere company.

Talented 20-year-old Lolita dreams of a singing career. But her self-esteem is low due to her weight problem and her narcissistic father, Étienne, a literary star with scant interest in his daughter's life. Lolita finds little comfort in the attentions of her vocal coach, suspecting the woman is using her to meet her influential father. Étienne's second wife proves to be Lolita's only trustworthy ally in her private battle to find a sense of worth.

Short from 1896.

The second Kremo family acrobat film for the Lumiere. Involves one gag in which the adult is simultaeously flipping two children with his legs.

Surrounded by an escort and preceded by the Prefect, President Félix Faure saluted as he advanced.

Agents chase down rooftop criminals, and after a series of grotesque twists and turns, they finally get their hands on them.

In front of a cheering crowd, President Félix Faure, surrounded by his escort, salutes as he moves forward.

Ruben, Durex and Nora are three students in their last year of college. Ruben has already failed his exams once due to his lack of self-confidence. He's been as useless with Nora, to whom he dares not confess his feelings. And his childhood friend Durex, the most embarrassing guy in the world, is no help at all. When Ruben discovers that Nora is a dealer and that she's going to Amsterdam to bring back a new kind of drug, Ruben bucks up the courage to accompany her. This trip to Amsterdam is an ideal situation in which to at last seduce Nora. But his bad luck: Durex comes along for the ride. While the trio discover Europe's craziest capital, their lives really get complicated when they realize that the drug they've just picked up belongs to one of Amsterdam's most dangerous gangsters. Very quickly, Ruben, Durex and Nora will understand that to get their old lives back, they must stop being nerds in order to become true heroes.

Procession of the sacred carpet.