DVD : EARLY CINEMA - Primitive & Pioneers

A fascinating collection of 60 films from the pre-1910 period of cinema is presented here with optional insightful commentary written by film historian Barry SALT.

The films, all preserved at the BFI National Film and Television Archive, have been remastered for this collection wich is a "must" for the film enthusiast.

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This delightful anthology comes with a new isolated improvised score in Dolby Digital provided by Neil BRAND, Stephen HORNE and John SWEENEY, pianists at the National Film Theatre in London.

DVD 1

LUMIÈRE

GEORGES MÉLIÈS

ACRES

• Rough Sea at Dover (1895)

R. W. PAUL

• Desperate Poaching Affray (1903)

BANFORTH AND COMPANY LTD

• The Kiss in the Tunnel (1899)
• Ladies’ Skirts Nailed to a Fence (c.1900)
• The Biter Bit (1900)
• Rough Sea (c.1900)

WILLIAMSON’S KINEMATOGRAPH COMPANY

• Attack on a China Mission (1900)
• The Big Swallow (c.1901)
• Stop Thief ! (1901)
• Fire ! (1901)
• An Interesting Story (1905)
  
  

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DVD 2

 HEPWORTH MANUFACTURING COMPANY

CRICKS AND MARTIN

KINETO PRODUCTION COMPANY

PATHÉ FRÈRES

EDISON MANUFACTURING COMPANY

• Dewar’s - It’s Scotch (1898)
• The Gay Shoe Clerk (1903)
• The Great Train Robbery (1903)
• The Dream of a Rarebit Fiend (1906)
  
  

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  BONUS DVDoptional commentary written by film historian Barry SALT

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