La Mer (1895) 

The American title of this Lumiere Brothers short translates to The Sea and that's basically what we watch for thirty-seconds. We see a small number of people splashing around in the water and jumping into it from a dock. There's obviously nothing ground-breaking about this actuality film but at the same time I always enjoy watching these simply because it captures a moment in time and I just think it's rather cool that someone is watching this footage 120+ years after it was shot. Certainly those playing in the water while it was filmed never could have imagined that the movie would still be viewed so many years later.

The sea adventure subgenre features narratives set primarily on the sea or other bodies of water. Sea adventures often revolve around characters who embark on journeys, explorations, or quests involving ships, boats and capture the challenges, dangers, and discoveries that come with life at sea.

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Several little boys run along a pier, then jump into the ocean.

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