A Night at the Cinema in 1914 background

A Night at the Cinema in 1914

Cinema a century ago was a new, exciting and highly democratic form of entertainment. Picture houses nationwide offered a sociable, lively environment in which to relax and escape from the daily grind. With feature films still rare, the programme was an entertaining, ever-changing roster of short items with live musical accompaniment. 100 years on, this special compilation from the BFI National Archive recreates the glorious miscellany of comedies, dramas, travelogues and newsreels which would have constituted a typical night out in 1914. Our selection includes a comic short about a face-pulling competition, a sensational episode of The Perils of Pauline, scenes of Allied troops celebrating Christmas at the Front, and an early sighting of one of cinema’s greatest icons.Cinema a century ago was a new, exciting and highly democratic form of entertainment. Picture houses nationwide offered a sociable, lively environment in which to relax and escape from the daily grind. With feature films still... Read more

It's a documentary movie.

Watch it here

Not found streaming from Netherlands.

More like this

DocoBANKSY
DocoBANKSY (2014)
5.5Documentary 

Amazon Prime

About Miracles

About Miracles (2013)
5.5Documentary 

Youtube
White Van Stories
White Van Stories (2015)
5.5Documentary 

Mubi
Questioning Darwin
Questioning Darwin (2014)
5.4Documentary 

MAX
Beautiful & Twisted
Beautiful & Twisted (2015)
5.6Crime 

Amazon Prime +3
Battle Of Kings: Bannockburn
Battle Of Kings: Bannockburn (2014)
5.7Action & Adventure 

Curiositystrea
After Porn Ends 2
After Porn Ends 2 (2017)
5.5Documentary 

Flixfling
Joe & Caspar: Hit The Road USA
Joe & Caspar: Hit The Road USA (2016)
5.6Documentary 

Apple TV+ (itu
An error has occurred. This application may no longer respond until reloaded. Reload 🗙