Welcome to Victorians on Film: Entertainment, Innovation & Everyday Life

 

Showcasing the British Film Institute’s Victorian Film Collection and the Mitchell and Kenyon Collection, Victorians on Film provides a glimpse into the lives of the late Victorians and Edwardians captured by some of Britain’s earliest film pioneers and innovators.

Nature and Scope

Find out more about the content included in Victorians on Film.

An Introduction to the Victorian Film Collection

A video interview with the BFI's Curator of Silent Film, Bryony Dixon.

An Introduction to the Mitchell and Kenyon Collection

A video interview with Professor Vanessa Toulmin, University of Sheffield.

Essays and Video Interviews

Learn more about the context of early British film and discover key themes and research areas.

Exhibitions

Discover more about urbanisation, fashion and magic in early British film, and learn about the significance of the Biograph films.

Chronology

Use this chronology to explore the key developments in film technology, production, and exhibition in the late Victorian and early Edwardian periods, alongside some of the signficant social and cultural events that shaped this era.