Naples (film)

Naples
Directed by	Louis Lumière
Starring	Non-professional actors: various passengers and passers-by.
Cinematography	Lumière Brothers
Edited by	Lumière Brothers
Color process	Black and white
Release date	1898 (1898)
Running time	2 minutes
Country	France

Naples is a 1898 silent documentary short shot of Naples by the Lumière Brothers. The film played and important role for the history of Neapolitan cinema,^[1] being one of the first if not the first shot at Naples on video, while also being one of the first films shot by the Lumière Brothers.^[2]

Plot

The film is made up of various shots taken in via Marina, via Toledo, at the port with a view of Vesuvius and finally in Borgo Santa Lucia.^[3]

References

1. Elia, Guendalina (2014-03-29). "I fratelli Lumière e il contributo di Napoli alla nascita del cinema". Vesuvio Live (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-12-08.
2. Barone, di Sara (2022-03-21). "I fratelli Lumière a Napoli e il cinema muto del Salone Margherita" (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-12-08.
3. Reviews: Naples, port et Vésuve, IMDb, retrieved 2022-12-08

External links

• Naples, on Internet Movie Database, IMDb.com.