The following is an overview of the events of 1897 in film , including a list of films released and notable births.
January 1 - The first set of films were shown in the Philippines for the first time using 60 mm Gaumont Chrono -photograph projector at the Salon de Pertierra No. 12 Escolta , Manila. The first film shown was Espectaculo Scientifico and followed by other four movies, namely, Un Homme Au Chapeau (Man with a Hat) , Une scène de danse japonnaise (Scene from a Japanese Dance) , Les Boxers (The Boxers) , and La Place de L' Opéra (The Place L' Opéra) .[ 1]
January 28 – The first Venezuelan -made films are screened at the Baralt Theatre in Maracaibo , two locally-made actuality shorts, Un célebre especialista sacando muelas en el gran Hotel Europa Muchachos bañándose en la laguna de Maracaibo [ 2]
May 4 – During a film screening at the Charity Bazaar in Paris , a curtain catches on fire from the ether used to fuel the projector lamp. The fire spreads and becomes catastrophic, ultimately resulting in 126 deaths.[ 3]
June 20 – Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee procession filmed.[ 4]
The American Vitagraph Company is founded by J. Stuart Blackton and Albert E. Smith in Brooklyn .
Mitchell and Kenyon go into a film-making partnership at Blackburn in the north of England.[ 5] Enoch J. Rector (1863-1957), develops a 63 mm film format called Veriscope , which The Veriscope Company of New York City films The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight Carson City, Nevada , on St. Patrick's Day , (Irish holiday), March 17th, film released in MayThomas Henry Blair develops a 48 mm film format called Viventoscope. Films released in 1897
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After The Ball Georges Méliès . First film to create the illusion of female nudity through a skin looking designed costumeBaignade dans le torrent , directed by Alice Guy-Blaché La Bandera Argentina lost Between Calais and Dover Georges Méliès . A fictitious sea crossingThe Bewitched Inn L'Auberge Ensorcelee ), directed by Georges Méliès Buffalo Police on Parade , produced by Edison Studios The Cabinet of Mephistopheles (aka The Laboratory of Mephistopheles ), directed by George Melies.[ 6] Chicago Police Parade , directed by Louis Lumière The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight Enoch J. Rector . The first film shot in widescreen. At an hour and 40 minutes, it is the first known feature film ever madeCupid and Psyche , produced by Edison StudiosAn Hallucinated Alchemist Georges Méliès . May be the first film to feature stop motion animation in cinemaFaust and Marguerite , directed by George Melies.[ 7] The Haunted Castle George Albert Smith (film pioneer) (British)[ 8] The Haverstraw Tunnel Horses Loading for Klondike , directed by James H. WhiteThe Hypnotist at Work , directed by Georges Méliès [ 9] Kørsel med Grønlandske Hunde The Last Cartridges Leander Sisters , produced by Edison StudiosLeaving Jerusalem by Railway Alexandre Promio and released by the Lumière brothers . May include the first moving camera shot in cinemaLurline Baths , produced by Edison StudiosMaking Sausages , directed by George Albert Smith The Milker's Mishap New Pillow Fight Siegmund Lubin Niagara Falls , directed by Louis Lumière Old Man Drinking a Glass of Beer George Albert Smith On the Roofs Georges Méliès Peeping Tom American Mutoscope Company . A comedyPrince Ranjitsinhji Practising Batting in the Nets Cricket Salida de la misa de doce de la Iglesia del Pilar de Zaragoza silent film by Eduardo Jimeno , a pioneer of the Spanish cinema . Probably the first film made in Spain by a SpaniardSea Fighting in Greece Georges Méliès . A dramatised naval war sceneSeminary Girls , directed by James H. WhiteSpanish Bullfight , directed by Louis Lumière The Surrender of Tournavos Georges Méliès . A dramatised war sceneSutro Baths, No. 1 , produced by Edison StudiosA Twentieth Century Surgeon , directed by George MeliesThe X-Rays George Albert Smith . Cited as one of the first examples of special effects by jump cut
^ "History of Philippine Cinema" . National Commission for the Culture and Arts of the Philippines . Retrieved November 3, 2023 .^ "Cines Unidos conmemora el Día Nacional del Cine" . Analitica . 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2019-09-13 .^ Amoedo, O. (13 June 1998). "[Fire on the Charity Bazaar]". Rev Museo Fac Odontol B Aires . 13 : 16–20. PMID 11625405 . ^ Klein, Christopher (5 June 2012). "Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee" . history.com. Retrieved 14 February 2015 . ^ Toulmin, Vanessa ; Simon Popple; Patrick Russell (2004). The lost world of Mitchell and Kenyon . BFI Publications. p. 6. ISBN 1844570460 ^ Kinnard,Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. ISBN 0-7864-0036-6 . Page 10.
^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee PressISBN 978-1936168-68-2 .
^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2 .
^ Kinnard,Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. ISBN 0-7864-0036-6 . Page 10.