Cinema Perdu - The First Thirty Years of Film

1995 • Directed by

Peter Delpeut

Documentary

The first 30 years of film

Part of the series made for VPRO TV comprising films from the silent era. This part is a compilation of short films restored by the Netherlands Film Museum from the period 1897 to 1899. They were made by the Biograph & Mutoscope Company in Holland and abroad. The films were shot on the 68mm format that soon went out of fashion.