Top 2 Best Films of 1881

1. Athlete Swinging a Pick
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
United Kingdom (formerly United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) | Northern Europe | Europe
1881 | 1880s | 19th Century

Eadweard Muybridge went down to his bare skin in "Athlete Swinging a Pick" (1881) in order to show the full force of a human being that can be achieved through movement. Combining physiology and myth, this is also a first attempt at exposing how the camera can fake reality into fiction.



2. Skeleton of Horse
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
United States (currently United States of America) | Northern America | North America
1881 | 1880s | 19th Century

Potentially the earliest work of stop-action animation, Eadweard Muybridge's "Skeleton of Horse" (1881) entices us to the art with its elaborate attention to detail and crisp imagery – a beautiful reminder of the painstaking efforts of the scientists working on moving photography in the 19th century.

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