
ThesisterofoneoftheLumièrebrothers’techniciansisgettingmarried.Thefestivelydressedguestswalkupaflightofbroadstepstoenterthebuilding.Thecameraislocatedinside,facingoutward.Theguestsarecomingfromthechurchsquare,stillvisibleinthebackground.Themonochromecolouring,theclothing,thelookofthestreet:it’saphotographfromthe19thcentury.Asthegroupbeginstomove,it’sasiftheyarewalkingpasttheweddingandintoourpresent.<br/> Weseethewomen’stight-fittingdressesandwonderhowtheycanevenbreathe.Weseetheexcitementonthefaceofaboy.Weaskourselveshowlongitwillbebeforesomeonewalksinfrontofthecameraandthusblocksthepicture.Aswewait,wediscoveracoachdrivingbybehindtheguests.Whenourgazereturnstothefront,thephotographisnolongerthesame.<br/> Oureyeswanderfromfronttoback,fromthebottomleft-handcornertothetopright-handone.Isthescreenconcaveorconvex?Arewetheonesgeneratingthedepththroughtheflatsurfaceoftheimage?Silentfilm,avant-garde,anddigital3D:onehundredandtwentyyearsoffilmhistorymergingintoonesinglecinematicevent(Berlinale2014)

