Beginnings of Film Art

For me, the history of film began with Eadweard Muybridge in 1896. He used the camera like a scientist, not for illusion purposes. In the same year, the first modern Olympics started in Athens.

Original title: Anfänge der Filmkunst / Muybridge / Olympiade

Alexander Kluge reflects on Eadweard Muybridge's work and the first modern Olympics.

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Anfänge der Filmkunst / Muybridge / Olympiade

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