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Choose your favorite films from 1906 (according to IMDb).

– Each person votes for up to 20 movies. Do not feel compelled to fill the maximum allowable number, if you're enthusiastic about fewer than twenty.
– Do not rank the films except the number 1, it gets two points..

Users are urged to post their provisional lists as soon as possible so that others may use them for recommendations. You may, of course, revise your lists at any point prior to the deadline.

Ballots posted by people who do not participate in other parts of the forum will not be counted.

Deadline for 1906 lists will be Monday, Apr. 1 at approximately 1 PM Pacific Time.

Le Dirigible Fantastique (Georges Melies)

The Hilarious Posters (Georges Melies)
Plongeur Fantastique (Segundo de Chomon)
The Talion Punishment (Gaston Velle)
The '?' Motorist (Walter Booth)
Dream of a Rarebit Fiend (Wallace McCutcheon/Edwin S Porter)
Ah! La Barbe! (Segundo de Chomon)
Aladdin and His Magic Lamp (Albert Capellani)
Voyage Around a Star (Gaston Velle)
Une Femme Collante (Alice Guy)
Police Chasing Scorching Auto (Wallace McCutcheon/Edwin S Porter)

A Trip Down Market St. before the Fire (Harry Miles)

Wales v. Ireland at Wrexham (?)
The Consequences of Feminism (Alice Guy-Blaché)
The Troubadour (Segundo de Chomón)
Magic Roses (Segundo de Chomón)
Lilliputian Dance (?)

the consequences of feminism
a trip down market street before the fire
the ? motorist
dream of a rarebit fiend
aladdin and his wonder lamp
hilarious posters
a well-spun story
from leadville to aspen: a hold up in the rockies

will try to watch a few more

I've only got nine listed on Letterboxd so far, I'll have to dig up some of the others I've seen, which aren't many, and/or try and watch more.

The ? Motorist
Dreams of a Rarebit Fiend
The Haunted Hotel
Tartans of Scottish Clans

https://youtu.be/xc4ayMUxuD4

there's lots of stuff like this from bfi and library of congress on youtube

No-one has mentioned the probably-maybe *first* feature-length narrative film, so I've gotta give it a name check at least.

The Story Of The Kelly Gang -- Charles Tait, Australia.

It only survives in fragmentary form, but most of the surviving frags are in a good state of preservation. Mr. Tait has at last a vague sense of how to pan with the camera to keep the action centered, and of when it's absolutely necessary to move in to a med. close-up, which he only does very sparingly... but the location shooting looks a treat, that's a real plus.

I like 1989 better

A Trip Down Market St. before the Fire
San Francisco: Aftermath of Earthquake
The Hilarious Posters

1. Une histoire roulante (Guy-Blaché)
— Les affiches en goguette (Méliès)
— From Leadville to Aspen: A Hold-Up in the Rockies (Marion, McCutcheon)
— Is Spiritualism a Fraud? (Martin)
— The ‘?’ Motorist (Booth)
— La peine du talion (Velle)
— A Trip Down Market St. before the Fire (Miles)

Lots of great, suggestive, resonant stuff. Early cinema remains, imo, the most underrated period in film history. Une histoire roulante is nothing profound but it always makes me laugh/smile, looks gorgeous on Blu-Ray now, and was directed by Alice, so my #1.

1. From Leadville to Aspen: A Hold-Up in the Rockies (Francis J. Marion , Wallace McCutcheon) (thanks for the rec Evelyn!)

Humorous Phases of Funny Faces (J. Stuart Blackton)
Dream of a Rarebit Fiend (Edwin S. Porter)
Plongeur fantastique / The Fantastic Diver (Segundo de Chomón)

liquidnature wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2019 10:37 pm 1. From Leadville to Aspen: A Hold-Up in the Rockies (Francis J. Marion , Wallace McCutcheon) (thanks for the rec Evelyn!)

did one of you put it on youtube? thank you

La Vie Du Christ - Alice Guy

The Consequences Of Feminism - Alice Guy
Dream Of A Rarebit Fiend - McCutcheon/Porter
Getting Evidence - McCutcheon/Porter
La Hierarchie Dans L'Amour - Alice Guy
How The Office Boy Saw The Ball Game - McCutcheon/Porter
Humorous Phases Of Funny Faces - J S Blackton
Is Spiritualism A Fraud? -
Story Of The Kelly Gang - Tait
The ? Motorist - Walter Booth

I haven't swotted up on '06s the way I wanted; if I find a spare hour or so between now and lunchtime I'll try to do a bit of work and revise my ballot accordingly.

Voting ends in about four hours.

Every One's A Winner!

AKA

Who cares? Fuck 1906.

1
The ? Motorist - Walter Booth
A Trip Down Market St. before the Fire (Miles)

3
The Consequences Of Feminism - Alice Guy

4
Dream Of A Rarebit Fiend - McCutcheon/Porter
From Leadville to Aspen: A Hold-Up in the Rockies (Francis J. Marion , Wallace McCutcheon)
The Hilarious Posters (Georges Melies)

7
Aladdin and His Magic Lamp (Albert Capellani)
Le Dirigible Fantastique (Georges Melies)
Une histoire roulante (Guy-Blaché)
Humorous Phases Of Funny Faces - J S Blackton
Plongeur Fantastique (Segundo de Chomon)
Is Spiritualism A Fraud? -
The Talion Punishment (Gaston Velle)
La Vie Du Christ - Alice Guy

15 - 29
Ah! La Barbe! (Segundo de Chomon)
Une Femme Collante (Alice Guy)
Getting Evidence - McCutcheon/Porter
The Haunted Hotel
La Hierarchie Dans L'Amour - Alice Guy
How The Office Boy Saw The Ball Game - McCutcheon/Porter
Lilliputian Dance (?)
Magic Roses (Segundo de Chomón)
Police Chasing Scorching Auto (Wallace McCutcheon/Edwin S Porter)
San Francisco: Aftermath of Earthquake
Story Of The Kelly Gang - Tait
Tartans of Scottish Clans
The Troubadour (Segundo de Chomón)
Voyage Around a Star (Gaston Velle)
Wales v. Ireland at Wrexham (?)

rischka wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2019 12:11 am

liquidnature wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2019 10:37 pm 1. From Leadville to Aspen: A Hold-Up in the Rockies (Francis J. Marion , Wallace McCutcheon) (thanks for the rec Evelyn!)

did one of you put it on youtube? thank you

yes no prob

Lencho_of_the_Apes wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2019 2:58 pm No-one has mentioned the probably-maybe *first* feature-length narrative film, so I've gotta give it a name check at least.

Is 60 mins the consensus for feature-length? In various places I've seen 40, 60, and 44 (I think i.e. a 4-realer) mins as the marker