The mute documentary-experimental film "Ten Minutes of Silence" is a film expression of the trends embodied in the painting "Black Square" by Malevich and J. Cage in music.
American Indians dancing.
Released on October 4, 1896 in Lyon ( France ) under the title “ Fêtes de l'inauguration du monument de Guillaume Ier à Breslau : II. - Le voile tombe (Lyon républicain, 4 octobre 1896)”. (catalogue-lumiere.com)
Shot of Venice from the Canal.
African men dance, sing and play instruments.
An impression of the funeral parade for Victoria, Queen of England, filmed in London (via https://catalogue-lumiere.com/le-char-funebre/)
Elaborate floats and costumes parading the streets of Nice.
Andy directs Lou Reed drinking a Coke.
A steamboat coming to port.
Teasing tigers with meat.
Lumière Brothers film automobiles driving at the Champs-Elysées.
A view of the entrance to the Stockholmsutställlningen, the World Exhibition in Stockholm.
A variation on the popular Butterfly Dance, released in hand-colored and stenciled versions. The film has the catalogue number 2011 and was likely shot in 1897 but not screened in France until the 10th of December 1899.
Panorama film shot floating down the Seine.
A view of the Ferris wheel from the Chicago Exposition of 1893, turning slowly.
A battalion, preceded by three riders and a military marching band, parades in front of the crowd. A man is manoeuvring a handcart bearing the inscription "Sunlight Soap" in the foreground.
A man trots around on a horse for the camera.
Overview of the Alexandre III bridge during the World Exhibition in Paris.
The quadrille enter the arena with alguazils leading the paseíllo.
Different species of fish and frogs, inside an aquarium.