1900, L'EUROPE AU TOURNANT DU SIECLE

of FARGIER Jean-Paul

FRANCE, 2000, 00:08:00

Production : MUSEE D'ORSAY, REUNION DES MUSEES NATIONAUX
Collection : Musée d'Orsay
Genre : Documentary
Keyword : Europa, History, Industry, Orsay Museum, Society

Summary :
What happened in Europe around 1900, between 1895 and 1905 ?
The Paris world exhibition, the Transvaal War, the conquest of Madagascar, the conquest of the North Pole, the assassination of Empress Sissi, the Dreyfus trial, the creation of the metro, the first motoring tour de France, America’s takeover in Cuba, the first radio experiments by Marconi, x-rays, the Boxers War in China, William II’s threats towards Marocco, the relations between France and Russia, the war between Russia and Japan... This film, made from archives by the Lumière brothers and original photographs and prints, reminds us of Europe’s rifts, prelude to the first World War.

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