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French cinema consists of the film industry and its film productions, whether made within the nation of France or by French film production companies abroad. It is the oldest and largest precursor of national cinemas in Europe; with primary influence also on the creation of national cinemas in Asia.
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Here we present a condensed history of French cinema... The Beginnings (1895-1919) The birth of cinema is credited to two Frenchmen, the inventors Auguste and Louis Lumière who, in 1895, filed a patent for their Cinématographe, a device that not only recorded moving images on film, but also allowed them to be projected onto a screen.
Mar 22, 2011 · A short history of French cinema. From the pioneers of the silver screen to today's new realism, French directors have shaped film-making around the world. Andrew Pulver. Tue 22 Mar 2011...
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French cinema of the occupation and postwar era produced many fine films (Marcel Carné’s Les Enfants du paradis [The Children of Paradise], 1945; Jean Cocteau’s La Belle et la bête [Beauty and the Beast], 1946; René Clément’s Jeux interdits [Forbidden Games], 1952; Jacques Becker’s Casque d’or [Golden Helmet], 1952; Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Le Salaire de la peur [The Wages of ...
French cinema has occupied an important place in national culture for more than a hundred years. August and Louis Lumière invented a motion-picture technology in the late 19th century, and Alice Guy-Blaché and others were industry pioneers.
Feb 22, 2019 · Cinema was invented in France, and the country remains to this day a stronghold for the seventh art. As the Cesars — the "French Oscars" — are awarded on Friday, here's why their films are so...
Jan 2, 2013 · The modern history of the French cinema is the history of its protection and advancement by the French government. Immediately after the Second World War, France imposed quotas on the...
