• Early film in England 1895 - 1906 with Christian Hayes

  • Jul 22 2024
  • Length: 56 mins
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Early film in England 1895 - 1906 with Christian Hayes

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  • Cinema was born at the end of the nineteenth century and the early period saw great technical and artistic leaps. Georges Méliès, the Lumiere brothers and Thomas Edison are well known, but there are also a number of English pioneers were equally important. We discuss the works and technical innovations of the likes of R.W. Paul, G.A. Smith and Cecil Hepworth.

    Novelist and film historian Christian Hayes is the guest.

    Films covered:

    A Rough Sea At Dover (1895)

    Blackfriars Bridge (1896)

    Upside Down; or, the Human Flies (1899)

    The Kiss in the Tunnel (1899)

    Grandma's Reading Glass (1900)

    How It Feels to Be Run Over (1900)

    Attack on a China Mission (1900)

    Army Life; or, How Soldiers Are Made: Mounted Infantry (1900)

    Cheese Mites; or, Lilliputians in a London Restaurant (1901)

    The Big Swallow (1901)

    Fire! (1901)

    Undressing Extraordinary (1901)

    The Countryman and the Cinematograph (1901)

    Rescued by Rover (1905)

    The ? Motorist (1906)

    Host: Jack McInroy

    Guest: Christian Hayes

    Theme music: Harlow Family Group

    Films featured on upcoming episodes of Made in England: https://letterboxd.com/saintjackmc/list/made-in-england-upcoming-episodes/

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