Arrivée d'un train à Perrache (1896), is considered one of the alternate versions of the Lumiere brothers', famous, iconic film, Arrival of a Train (1895). It was actually a common practice by the Lumieres to do alternate versions of some of their work. They did it with Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory (1895) and the Sprinkler Sprinkled (1895). In this case, they shot the first train film in early 1895, then did two more attempts in 1896. You can find all three versions online these days. In essence, the Lumieres invented the cinematic practice of multiple takes, already, in the first year of motion pictures. What makes Arrivée d'un train à Perrache (1896), unique from the other versions of the train film is, this one is framed a little bit more wide, so we can see the train on the outgoing track, on the other side of the shot. The extra train frames in the shot, the people and the activity going on around them. The train on the other side of the pad, is pointed in the other direction, that flanks the scene, making the framing look nice. This is another, in a long list to come, of train films, the Lumiere company will produce, over the next 10 years. This film is considered the Lumiere's third train film attempt.
9.2 (A- MyGrade) = 9 IMDB.
