"The arrival of a cinema at the city" and other myths

Abstract

The article proposes in the first place, a review of the beginning of cinema and the first projection of the Lumière cinematograph. The article revises certain beliefs and facts that have marked the history of cinema, such as those referring to the most famous capturesight of the Lumière, “The arrival of a train to La Ciotat”, or the participation of Antoine Lumière, father of Louis and Auguste. Regarding these facts, the article tries to raise the problematic of the different ways of narrating the history the cinematographic phenomenon in Histories of World Cinema. Finally, the article proposes a reflection upon the cinematographic phenomenon, regarding technological development and the speeches produced by the new devices as ideological representations.