Today, January 8, 2019, Angelina and I walked to the Institute Lumiere here in Lyon, and toured the museum and the historic home of the two brothers, August and Louis. It is a fascinating museum about the creation of the cinematographe in 1895, and the films they produced. A cinematographe is a motion picture film camera, which also serves as a film projector and printer. This museum is a tribute to the family and to the preservation of their contributions to French film making. Not only are they known as the Fathers of Cinema, but I also learned that these two men had over 200 patents in their lifetimes from non-stick bandages to mechanical hands, truly amazing.
I have always been a huge fan of the movies from the time I was young (and asked my Dad to go get Gene Hackman's autograph in the Monterey Airport), I had just seen the Posiedon Adventure. To the days of riding the school bus with Clint Eastwood's son, Kyle. I am still a fervent follower of Eastwood's, both as an actor and as a producer. To now, when I would be happy watching a movie every night of my life (I am now currently watching Chicago Fire episodes at night). Whereas, I have never been a big T.V. watcher at all, movies are another story. Cinema changed the world as we know it, and it was astounding to sit and watch black and white films documenting everyday life around the world, and how it brought knowledge of far off lands home (in cinemas) to us all. Comedy was present as well in these early films. Utterly life altering. I favored the movies about hop sack races and bocce ball games, go figure! I am so fortunate to have been able to visit this beautiful home and to see the marvelous inventions of two great minds. It is a must see for film lovers and photographers alike. -Mona
Today was a fun day to go to this Cinema museum! It was raining so it was a great choice. I am so happy we went and learned all about cinematic history. It was fun seeing all of the cinematographes and how they adapted and changed over time. I really liked the room that showed how they used potato powder, dyed it to the colors red, yellow, and purple and used that to make the pictures colorful. We also watched a documentary of all the movies that Louis Lumiere made. The house was pretty too and I really loved the chandeliers. -Angelina
Those chandeliers were beautiful! I can't imagine being able to see them in person...WOW! Love being able to see your adventures!
WOW! It looks like a fun educational day. I think I would enjoy seeing that place. I went back to work yesterday after my 2 weeks off. It was a great day. As the rain kept falling we had very few customers. I got a good amount of teaching and paper work completed. Whew! I love you both and enjoy your blog so very much. Thank you for taking the time to share your experiences with us! Chrissy