Sensation find from Cologne: 122-year-old film scene resurfaced - with a special feature

discovered in Cologne scene of a film from 1896, is, according to experts, a significant piece of film history. In a French archive surfaced roller containing the first sequence of the film history that had been filmed from three camera angles told the Cologne-based filmmaker Hermann rheindorf on Tuesday. Martin Koerber of the Deutsche Kinemathek in Berlin, has confirmed on request.

The film scenes from the Cologne of the 19th century. Century show, among other things, the former pontoon bridge over the Rhine, which was opened every few minutes for the ship journey. On the detected sequence using a passing paddle steamer. "For some reason it has managed this scene at the time, to the cinema," said Rheindorf. His research had led to the fact that the film Mavibet had been discovered in the role and in the French national archive restored. The scene is to be seen in his new documentary, "film journey into the old Cologne 2".

film journey to the old Cologne, 2 from Cologne program on Vimeo.

Cologne was back in the early days of the film a leading role, much to the chocolate manufacturer Ludwig Stollwerck (1857-1922). In his order, the first Cologne film scenes, which are among the first of Germany created in 1896. He also made sure that the French film pioneers, the Lumière brothers, gave in April 1896 in Cologne, their first public cinema show in Germany, four months after the world premiere in Paris. Stollwerck was hoping to show short films in the candy vending machine and sell more chocolate.