Day of cinema: an event in the cultural life of the country

It is gratifying to see that in addition to political,religious and traditional holidays in our lives there is a place for those significant dates that are associated with art. Among such events is the International Day of Cinema, which is traditionally celebrated on December 28.

The history of the holiday is rooted in the far1895 year. It was then, on the evening of December 28, in Paris, a film premiere took place. In the "Grand Cafe" the famous Lumiere brothers at that time presented their "Cinematograph" apparatus patented by them. With his help, the public was shown a short film. It is worth noting that on the first day of the movie very few people gathered who watched the appearance of a new kind of art. Perhaps the film itself was not interesting (it was called "Exit of workers from the Lumiere factory"), or the brothers themselves did not inspire confidence in the public. Nevertheless, they gave impetus to the development of a new art form, which is demonstrated today on plasma panels in the widest, sometimes inaccessible to the human eye color range.

This picture was followed by the following -"Arrival of the train to the station of La Ciotat". During this short silent film the audience left their seats in a panic. They believed that the approaching train is realistic and can demolish everything in the district. This is how the Day of Cinema was remembered for those citizens who decided to learn this genre first. Soon, short sketches, which lasted several minutes, flew all over Europe. In Russia, cinema came in 1908. Then in St. Petersburg was filmed painting "Ponizovaya Volnitsa", which lasted 7 minutes.

Gradually the quality of the produced film andequipment, with the help of which films were made, grew. By the 20s of the last century the silent cinema reached the apotheosis of its development. We can say with complete certainty that then the cinema captured the whole world: narrative pictures were shown in Europe, in Russia and in America. Approximately since then people have started to celebrate and Day of cinema. This was the most significant date for directors, actors and fans of the new art form. Cinema theaters were built with great speed, in which the inhabitants of cities began to walk in crowds.

In our country the situation with the celebration has developedsomewhat differently. For ideological reasons, the country's leadership decided that Soviet cinema can not celebrate its main holiday on a par with all other countries. In 1979, it was decided that the Day of Russian Cinema will now be on August 27. Since then, all domestic actors, directors and their fans have paid a tribute to cinema on this particular day.

In the world, among numerous nominations,parties in honor of the premier and other events, celebrated and the Day of Cinema. 2013 was no exception, and a magnificent festival was held in Hollywood, as well as in cities where the film industry was developing. At such an event there are no nominees and winners. Here, all gather only to remember how the first silent film appeared, which gave rise to the greatest factory of dreams and a new kind of art.