4 juillet 2025
A film by Thierry Frémaux with
130 years ago, the Lumière brothers invented cinema. Everything was already there: the composition, the tracking shots, the dramatic scenes, the comedy sketches, the actors... Thanks to the restoration of over 100 previously unseen Lumière ‘views’, the feature film offers us an intact spectacle of the world at the turn of the century and a stimulating journey to the origins of a cinema that knows no end.
Documentary
21 août 2020
A film by Thierry Frémaux with Thierry Frémaux, Auguste Lumière, Louis Lumière
In 1895, the Lumière brothers invented the Cinématographe and made some of the first films in the history of cinema. Mise en scène, travelling, special effects, and remakes, they also invented the art of filming. Masterpieces famous worldwide or neglected gems, this return to the origins of cinema is composed of a hundred restored films. These unforgettable images offer a unique glimpse of France and the world at the beginning of the twentieth century. Lumière, the cinema adventure begins!
Documentary