Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Lumiére mansion
A couple days ago we toured the Lumiére mansion which belonged to Auguste and Louise's father. I loved the tour and the tour guide, she was very easy to understand and was very knowledgable. I really liked all of the small models they had of the mansion and of the factory that the brother's owned. It is sad that the brother's house was destroyed during World War II. Also their factory was basically in their back yard and they have several thousands of workers who were mostly women. It was very interesting that the video of the factory workers was staged. I didn't notice that at first but once she pointed it out you could tell, becaue of their clothing and they are looking at the camera. It was astonishing to hear that the original projector that the brothers used for their first showing still worked! I would have never thought that and the camera also worked too. I enjoyed every bit of this tour and would visit again when I could.
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I also did not notice that the film of the factory workers was staged, but I think that it was easier to see once the tour guide pointed it out. I think it is interesting to compare this early film to films of the present, since what is considered to be entertaining today is so vastly different. Although this early film would probably not be considered captivating by most audiences, I think it is still important to regard it as an important step in cinema.
ReplyDeleteI was surprised to find out that they employed mostly women at factory. Cause for the time period, the convention was that the men worked and the women stayed at home and took care of the family. So it looks likes the brothers were trend setters for the time.
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