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11 October, 2007

(61) Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Train ?

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Describe the historical significance of this screen capture.

ANSWER: Lumiere brothers, Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat, the first motion picture in modern history

3 answers:

Susie Q said...

"Train arrival in the station of La Ciotat" shows a train pulling into a station and the passengers disembarking, by Auguste and Louis Lumière. 1895.-"cinema" was born.
That's how it all began..

exQUIZZme ! said...

Well done Susie Q. It's almost like you knew that by heart ;)

There's an interesting urban legend associated to the premiere of the film. Anyone ?

Susie Q said...

*shy* hm.. what can I say? :)

People leaving the teathre in panic, thinking that "the big bad train" is going to run them over? :)
Or did you have something else in mind?