Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Pamela B Green / US, 2018 / 103 min.
Only film specialists are in the know: the early cinema had a remarkable share of women behind the camera. One of them was Alice Guy-Blaché, who was very successful with her New Jersey-based Solax production company. Jodie Foster talks about the virtually forgotten life story of this director, producer and film pioneer.
Preceded by: Two Little Rangers (1912), a short film by Alice Guy-Blaché, with live piano accompaniment by Nora Mulder.
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Director
Pamela B Green
Production year
2018
Country
US
Original title
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Length
103 min.
Language
English, French
Subtitles
ENG
Format
DCP
Part of
Women Make Film
Last year, Eye presented the film programme Women Make Film, an alternative world history of cinema featuring women in the lead role. Women have played an important role from the early days of cinema, as cinematographers, filmmakers and sometimes also producers.
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