The European pioneers

Lumière, Louis, 1864-1948 (Added Author). Smith, George Albert. (Added Author). Acres, Birt. (Added Author). Williamson, James A. (Added Author). Paul, R. W. (Added Author). Haggar, Walter. (Added Author). Film Preservation Associates. (Added Author). Kino International Corporation. (Added Author). British Film Institute. (Added Author). James Bamforth & Co. (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: The genesis of the motion picture medium is recreated in this collection of films from cinema's formative period. More than crucial historical artifacts, these films reveal the foundation from which the styles and stories of the contemporary cinema would later arise.

Record details

Physical Description: videorecording (DVD)
videodisc
1 videodisc (ca. 58 min.) : sd., b&w, tinted ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: New York, NY : Kino on Video, 2002.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Series subtitle on container: A treasury of early cinema, 1894-1913. "K236B"--disc label. "All films in this compilation have been made from material preserved by the British Film Institute and National Film Archive (London)"--Container. "Being forty formative works by Louis Lumière, Walter Haggar, R.W. Paul, George Albert Smith, James A. Williamson, James Bamforth & C."--Container.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Piano accompaniment by Neil Brand ; commentary by Barry Salt ; program notes by Charles Musser.
Participant or Performer Note:	Commentary by Barry Salt.
System Details Note:	DVD ; NTSC.