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2 days ago · Founded in 1895 by Léon Gaumont, the firm initially sold photographic equipment and began film production in 1897, under the direction of Alice Guy, the industry's first female director. Her earlier films share many characteristics and themes with her contemporary competitors, such as the Lumières and Méliès.
- Precursors of Film
Precursors of film are concepts and devices that have much...
- History of Film Technology
Cinématographe Lumière at the Institut Lumière, France. The...
- Precursors of Film
3 days ago · The Cinema of the Philippines (Filipino: Pelikulang Pilipino; Spanish: Cine Filipino) began with the introduction of the first moving pictures to the country on August 31, 1897, at the Salón de Pertierra in Manila. The following year, local scenes were shot on film for the first time by a Spaniard, Antonio Ramos, using the Lumiere Cinematograph.
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3 days ago · Paul Gauguin. Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin ( UK: / ˈɡoʊɡæ̃ /, US: / ɡoʊˈɡæ̃ /, French: [øʒɛn ɑ̃ʁi pɔl ɡoɡɛ̃]; 7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903) was a French painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramist, and writer, whose work has been primarily associated with the Post-Impressionist and Symbolist movements. He was also an influential ...
- Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin, 7 June 1848, Paris, French Second Republic
- 8 May 1903 (aged 54), Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
Apr 12, 2024 · Frank Capra (born May 18, 1897, near Palermo, Sicily, Italy—died September 3, 1991, La Quinta, California, U.S.) was an American motion-picture director who was the most prominent filmmaker of the 1930s, during which he won three Academy Awards as best director.
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Apr 10, 2024 · Fredric March (born August 31, 1897, Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.—died April 14, 1975, Los Angeles, California) was a versatile American stage and film actor, adept at both romantic leads and complex character roles. March developed his interest in acting while a student at the University of Wisconsin.
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Apr 11, 2024 · Nosferatu, German silent horror film released in 1922, notable for being the earliest surviving film adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula and for its technically novel and effective cinematography. Nosferatu was an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker’s classic vampire tale. Despite a few.
Apr 27, 2024 · Greece. The Ottoman-Greek War of 1897 was a war fought between the Kingdom of Greece and the Ottoman Empire. Its immediate cause involved the status of the Ottoman province of Crete, whose Greek-majority population had long desired union with Greece. Despite the Ottoman victory on the field, an autonomous Cretan State under Ottoman suzerainty ...
