The Movies Begin [5 DVD5s] [2002]

The home-video revolution has yielded a wealth of valuable compilations, but few are as miraculously definitive as The Movies Begin. Equally suited to home or classroom viewing, this authoritative five-volume set is a vital document of film history, providing a one-stop destination for anyone wishing to witness the first two decades of motion pictures. That period–from 1894 to 1913–saw movies develop at a breakneck pace, from the earliest "actualities" of the Lumière brothers in France to D.W. Griffith's audacious development of dramatic action in the Biograph shorts of the early 1910s. Sensibly organized into pivotal stages of technical and creative progress, each of these volumes represents the priceless value of film preservation; all 133 films in the set are presented in the finest condition available, from archival prints to complete restorations, and accompanied by music that perfectly captures the spirit of each film and the time of their creation.

Under the expert guidance of film historian David Shepard, this collection is uniquely comprehensive, with fact, fiction, and fantasy represented in equal measure. All major figures are included; it's fitting that one volume is devoted to astonishing shorts by movie magician Georges Méliès, while other volumes serve as "greatest hits" compilations of movie innovations by Edwin S. Porter, Cecil Hepworth, Max Linder, Alice Guy Blanche, and many others. The breathtaking growth of movies is fully apparent by volume 5 ("Comedy, Spectacle, and New Horizons"); most viewers will find this the most entertaining, but each volume is a revelation, offering films that haven't been widely seen since they were first produced. To understand and appreciate the foundation upon which modern filmmaking is built, The Movies Begin is truly essential.

Additional features
Each DVD of The Movies Begin includes concise, authoritative onscreen program notes by film historian Charles Musser, offering illuminating details about nearly every film in the set. Volumes 2 and 3 are further enhanced by Barry Salt's historical commentary, defining the cultural contexts and creative advances of the films under discussion. Together, these valuable supplements serve as further proof that The Movies Begin was produced with the utmost concern for serious students of motion-picture history.

Year: 1894-1913
Colour: Black and White/Colour
System: NTSC
Aspect ration: 1.33:1
Audio: Mono
Language: Silent
Intertitles: English
5 DVD5s
File extension: .ISO (Image)
File size: 3.5 / 4.0 / 4.2 / 4.2 / 3.5 GBs


Volume 1: The Great Train Robbery & Other Primary Works
Includes:

Homage To Eadweard Muybridge (1880s)

Edison Shorts (1894-1897)

* The Kiss (1896)
* Serpentine Dances (1895)
* Sandow (Strong Man) (1894)
* Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing) (1894)
* Cock Fight (1896)
* The Barber Shop (1894)
* Feeding The Doves (1896)
* Seminary Girls (1897)

Lumière Films (1895-96)

* Swimming In The Sea
* Children Digging For Clams
* Loading A Boiler
* Dragoons Crossing The Sâone
* Promenade Of Ostriches
* Childish Quarrel
* Lion, London Zoological Garden
* Photograph
* Transformation By Hats
* Carmaux: Drawing Out The Coke
* Poultry-Yard
* Arab Cortege, Geneva
* New York: Brooklyn Bridge
* New York: Broadway and Union Square
* Policeman's Parade, Chicago

A Trip To The Moon (1902)

Actualities

* President McKinley At Home (1897)
* Packtrain On Chilkoot Pass (1898)
* Skyscrapers Of New York City (1903)
* The Georgetown Loop (1903)
* San Francisco: Aftermath Of Earthquake (1906)
* The Dog And His Various Merits (1908)
* Moscow Clad In Snow (1908)
* Airplane Flight And Crash (1910)

Blue Movies

* Fire In A Burlesque Theatre (1908)
* Airy Fairy Lilian Tries On Her New Corsets (1908)
* From Show Girl To Burlesque Queen (1908)
* Troubles Of A Manager Of A Burlesque Show (1908)

The Great Train Robbery (1903)

The Whole Dam Family And The Dam Dog (1905)

The Golden Beetle (1907)


Volume 2: The European Pioneers
Includes:

Louis and Auguste Lumière

* Leaving The Factory (1895)
* The Baby's Meal (1895)
* Demolition Of A Wall (1895)
* The Sprinkler Sprinkled (1895)
* Arrival Of Congress (1895)
* Arrival Of A Train (1895)
* Card Party (1895)
* Leaving Jersusalem By Railway (1896)
* Snowball Fight (1896)
* A Fire Run (Lyons) (c.1896)
* Niagara Falls (1897)
* Spanish Bullfight (1900)

Birt Acres

* Rough Sea At Dover (1895)

R. W. Paul

* Come Along Do! (1898)
* The Derby (1896)
* The Countryman And The Cinematograph (1901)
* A Chess Dispute (1903)
* Extraordinary Cab Accident (1903)
* Buy Your Own Cherries (1904)
* The (?) Motorist (1906)

George Albert Smith

* The Miller And The Sweep (1898)
* The Kiss In The Tunnel (1899)
* Let Me Dream Again (1900)
* Grandma's Reading Glass (1900)
* As Seen Through A Telescope (1900)
* Sick Kitten (1903)
* Mary Jane's Mishap (1903)

Sheffield Photographic Co.

* Daring Daylight Burglary (1903)

Haggar & Sons

* Desperate Poaching Affray (1903)

Bamforth And Company, Ltd.

* The Kiss In The Tunnel (1899)
* Ladies Skirts Nailed To A Fence (c.1900)
* The Bitter Bit (1900)
* Rough Sea (c.1900)

Williamson's Kinematograph

* Attack On A China Mission (1900)
* The Big Swallow (1901?)
* Stop Thief! (1901)
* Fire! (1901)
* An Interesting Story (1905)


Volume 3: Experimentation and Discovery
Includes:

Hepworth Mfg. Co.

* How It Feels To Be Run Over (1900)
* Explosion Of A Motor Car (1900)
* Rescued By Rover (1905)
* The Other Side Of The Hedge (1905)
* That Fatal Sneeze (1907)

Cricks And Martin

* A Visit To Peek Frean & Co. (1906)

Kineto Production Co.

* A Day In The Life Of A Coalminer (1910)

Pathé Frères

* Peeping Tom (1901)
* History Of A Crime (1901)
* Ali Baba And The Forty Thieves (1905)
* Reve Et Réalité (1901)
* La Révolution En Russe (1905)
* Aladin, Or The Wonderful Lamp (1906)
* Le Cheval Emballé (1907)
* The Physician Of The Castle (1908)
* Magic Bricks (1908)

Edison Manufactuing Co.

* Dewar's - It's Scotch (1898)
* The Gay Shoe Clerk (1903)
* Dream Of A Rarebit Fiend (1906)


Volume 4: The Magic of Melies
Includes:

* The Untamable Whiskers (1904)
* The Cook in Trouble (1904)
* Tchin-Chao, the Chinese Conjurer (1904)
* The Wonderful Living Fan (1904)
* The Mermaid (1904)
* The Living Playing Cards (1905)
* The Black Imp (1905)
* The Enchanted Sedan Chair (1905)
* The Scheming Gamblers Paradise (1905)
* The Hilarious Posters (1906)
* The Mysterious Retort (1906)
* The Eclipse (1907)
* Good Glue Sticks (1907)
* Long Distance Wireless Photography (1908)
* The Impossible Voyage (1904)


Volume 5: Comedy, Spectacle, and New Horizons
Includes:

* The Policeman's Little Run (1907)
* Troubles Of A Grass Widower (1908)
* Nero, Or The Fall Of Rome (1909)
* Onésime, Clock-maker (1912)
* Windsor McCay And His Animated Pictures (1911)
* Making An American Citizen (1912)
* The Girl And Her Trust (1912)
* The Bangville Police (1913)

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