The birth of the cinematograph. French film pioneers Auguste and Louis Lumière introduced their Cinématographe to the public at the Grand Café on the Boulevard des Capucines in Paris. Thirty spectators paid to see short films showing scenes of everyday life, such as a baby being breastfed, a card game, street activities, a blacksmith at work, and marching soldiers. One of these, showing a frontal view of an approaching train, caused many people to panic. Hazy films had already been produced in 1885, but it was not until the developments of the Lumière brothers that cinema really became a thing. Their “The Workers Leaving the Factory” is considered the first major motion picture in history, and its screening at the Grand Café marked the birth of the film industry.
