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Repas de bébé
	; The poster advertising the Lumière brothers cinematographe
Directed by	Louis Lumière
Produced by	Louis Lumière
Starring	Andrée Lumière
Cinematography	Louis Lumière
Release date(s)	1895; February 20, 1896; April 15, 2005
Country	France
Language	Silent

Repas de bébé (also known as Baby's Dinner and Feeding the Baby) is an 1895 French short black-and-white silent documentary film directed and produced by Louis Lumière and starring Andrée Lumière.

The film formed part of the first commercial presentation of the Lumière Cinématographe on December 28, 1895 at the Salon Indien, Grand Café, 14 Boulevard des Capuchins, Paris. ^[1]

[edit] Production

As with all early Lumière movies, this film was made in a 35 mm format with an aspect ratio of 1.33:1. It was filmed by means of the Cinématographe, an all-in-one camera, which also serves as a film projector and developer. ^[2]

[edit] Plot

The film consists of one shot of Auguste Lumiere, his wife and baby daughter having breakfast in the countryside.

[edit] Cast

Andrée Lumière as Herself, 'bébé'
Auguste Lumière as Himself, Auguste Lumière
Mrs. Auguste Lumiere as Herself, Marguerite Lumière

[edit] Current status

Given its age, this short film is available to freely download from the Internet. It has also featured in a number of film collections including Landmarks of Early Film volume 1 and The Movies Begin - A Treasury of Early Cinema, 1894-1913. It also forms part of Visions of Light a 1992 documentary film and the The Lumière Brothers' First Films a compilation produced in 1996. ^[3]

[edit] References

^ "Salon Indien, Grand Café, Paris" (HTML). Who's Who of Victorian Cinema. http://www.victorian-cinema.net/venues.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
^ "Technical Specifications" (HTML). Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000029/technical. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
^ "Alternative Titles" (HTML). Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000029/releaseinfo. Retrieved 2007-04-08.

[edit] External links

Complete video at The Lumiere Institute (requires quicktime)
Repas de bébé at the Internet Movie Database

[0] "Salon Indien, Grand Café, Paris" (HTML). Who's Who of Victorian Cinema. http://www.victorian-cinema.net/venues.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-08.

[1] "Technical Specifications" (HTML). Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000029/technical. Retrieved 2007-04-08.

[2] "Alternative Titles" (HTML). Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000029/releaseinfo. Retrieved 2007-04-08.

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