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Panorama of the Grand Canal Taken from a Boat (1896)
Directed by Alexandre Promio
Documentary · 1m
Filmed in 1896 by Alexandre Promio for the Lumière company, this short actuality presents one of the earliest traveling shots in cinema. With the camera mounted on a gondola, the film glides along Venice’s Grand Canal, capturing passing gondolas, bustling waterfront activity, and the city’s iconic architecture from a moving perspective. This simple yet groundbreaking technique introduced audiences to a new way of experiencing motion on screen.
Crew
- Director
- Alexandre Promio
- Producer
- Louis Lumière, Auguste Lumière
Details
- Original title
- Panorama du grand Canal pris d'un bateau
- Release date
- 1896-10-25
- Runtime
- 1m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- No Language
- Countries
- France
- Production
- Lumière