Félix Mesguich

A quarrel between two women that a man attempts to separate.

A group of tambours and dancers in traditional outfits pass the camera.

Panorama of a mountainside railroad.

People resting and walking on the beach.

Shots of the panorama, filmed from the winding railroad tracks that stretch along the coast, from Beaulieu to Monaco, including tunnel passages.

Many mountaineers as part of their activity have used cameras and films to allow us to participate through images in their adventures and their emotions. Many of them have become true film professionals: Joseph Vallot, Lionel Terray, Marcel Ichac, Renè Vernadet, Jean Afanasieff, Pierre Royer, Denis Ducroz, Kurt Diemberg and many others are among the conquerors of the image of the mountain. The film depicts the passion of these men on the highest mountains in the world... behind the lens.

A quarrel between two women that a man attempts to separate.

A group of tambours and dancers in traditional outfits pass the camera.

Panorama of a mountainside railroad.

People resting and walking on the beach.

Shots of the panorama, filmed from the winding railroad tracks that stretch along the coast, from Beaulieu to Monaco, including tunnel passages.

Shots of the panorama, filmed from the winding railroad tracks that stretch along the coast, from Beaulieu to Monaco, including tunnel passages.

Two teams of artillery carriages, parading side by side past the grandstand during the inauguration ceremony of President McKinley in Washington DC.

Shots of the panorama, filmed from the winding railroad tracks that stretch along the coast, from Beaulieu to Monaco, including tunnel passages.

Elaborate floats and costumes parading the streets of Nice.

Traffic and crowd in front of the stalls of a street market.

Excursions in the mountains of a group of riders.

Uniformed men march in step, in widely spaced ranks of each other.

People gather at the exit of the St. Trophime cathedral in Arles.

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A crowd of spectators listen to President William McKinley's speech during his inauguration ceremony outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Officers and soldiers, followed by a military band, parade in front of decorated grandstands.

Panorama of a mountainside railroad.

Panorama of a mountainside railroad and tunnel.

Traditional dance to a flute tune.

Traffic of pedestrians, carts and trams on a Washington avenue.

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No synopsis available yet.

No synopsis available yet.

Parade of shepherds leading their flock in the street.

Parade of mountaineers and shepherds guiding their flocks in a street.

Pedestrians and cars traffic in Biarritz.

Highlights of the Athens 1906 Olympic Games.

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Shot of rocks being swept by the sea.

A short film from the Lumière brothers showing crowds walking.

Elaborate floats and costumes parading the streets of Nice.

In 1905, Félix Mesguich, a young camera operator of the Lumière Brothers, films in the Blumlisalp Glacier, Switzerland, one of the first mountaineering films. A report of the recovery of the bodies of three mountaineers who fell into a crevasse. The film captures the shocking moment in which one of the dead mountaineers opens his eyes when he is hoisted from the edge of the crack. Although the film follows the true rescue expedition, it shows some scenes prepared by the camera. The film caused a big sensation when premiered in the Moulin Rouge in Paris.

The film begins with a shot of Wilbur Wright starting the engine; an unidentified assistant (quite likely his brother, Orville) is seen at the front of the aircraft. From there, shots of the aircraft in flight with Wright at the controls along with an unidentified passenger cut to shots of onlookers on the ground, presumably military and press liaisons. The aircraft is shown in side-to-side flybys as well as low-altitude passes directly toward and away from the camera. The aerial shots begin at the 1:34 mark immediately after a shot of the aircraft coming to a landing directly approaching the camera. (Wikipedia)

Automobile rally mounted as part of the wedding festivities of the Spanish King Alfonso and Princess Eva.