Having spent some time myself wondering whether or not that first audience
left the theatre in fear, I wanted to say that I've come to stop dwelling on
that detail - much more significant is the TYPE of encounter the audience
had. In this case, having never seen motion on a screen, they more likely
than not felt more acutely than we would now that the train might jump from
the screen. That they stirred in their seats, averted their gaze, or fled
the room is incidental.
>From: Andreas Polihronis <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Film-Philosophy Salon <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Reacting to screen events
>Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 05:52:20 -0600
>
>Some while back Gary Patrick Norris offered a quote suggesting that the
>first audience fior
>*The Arrival of a Train at a Station* did not flee in fear.
>
> > Here is a direct quote from Clement Maurice, a former employee of the
> > Lumiere Bros, who organized the screenings of *L'Arrivee d'un Train a
> > la Ciotat* >
> > "Those who decided to come in left a little bewildered. Then, shortly
> > after, you saw them come back, bringing along all the acquaintances
> > they could find on the boulevard."
>
>What is the source of this quote?
>
>Andreas Polihronis
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