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French Cinema

French Cinema. Past and present. Introduction. By 1895, Auguste and Louis Lumière developed a lightweight, hand-held camera that used a claw mechanism to advance the film roll. They named it the Cinématographe Their first screening for the general public was held in Paris in December 1895;

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French Cinema

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  1. French Cinema Past and present

  2. Introduction • By 1895, Auguste and Louis Lumière developed a lightweight, hand-held camera that used a claw mechanism to advance the film roll. They named it the Cinématographe • Their first screening for the general public was held in Paris in December 1895; • Until World War I, European filmmakers dominated the world film market. France was considered the leading film-producing country • U.S. companies soon took over markets overseas, using the same tactics of high-volume production and lower prices that the Europeans had. By the 1920s some three-quarters of films screened around the world came from the United States

  3. In terms of commercial filmmaking, France’s film industry, the world’s strongest before World War I, occupied a struggling role after the war • The spoken cinema comes to France in 1929 • After World War II, the French public turns to Hollywood • The New Wave (la Nouvelle Vague) takes a break. This movement of young French directors enforces a new style in film-making: small budget, shooting on location and a team of more natural actors • Nowadays, The French production is among the most dynamic productions of Europe with about a hundred films being produced every year (4000 cinema halls in France ).

  4. French directors • Jean-JacquesAnnaud,internationally acclaimed filmmaker Quest for Fire (1981), The Name of the Rose(1986), The Bear (1989), The Lover (1992), Seven Years in Tibet (1997) • Luc Besson, The professional (1994) • Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Amelie Poulin(2001), La Cite des enfants perdus(1997),

  5. c. French actors • Depardieu, Gérard (1948- ), French actor, Le dernier métro (The Last Metro, 1980), directed by François Truffaut; Cyrano de Bergerac(1990), Germinal (1993) • Deneuve,Catherine, whose mysterious film persona and distinctive beauty have made her an icon of European cinema; Le dernier métro(1980), Indochine(1992) • Reno, Jean (1948- ), Ronin(1998), Leon Les Visiteurs(1993), The professional (1994)

  6. Isabelle Adjani, La Reine Margot(1994), Camille Claudel(1988), Subway • Marion Cotillard – La vie en Rose • Juliette Binoche – Chocolat, • Olivier Martinez – Horseman on the Roof

  7. Le Festival de Cannes • Every year, in May, during two weeks, the International Film Festival takes place in Cannes, a city in the south of France, chosen for its sunshine and beautiful scenery. • This event is considered one of the most prestigious film festival in the world, not only proposes film screenings, but also numerous cultural and artistic activities.

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