Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

2018 · 103 min · EN · 7.2 (31 votes)

Dir. Pamela B. Green · Starring Jodie Foster, Richard Abel, Marc Abraham, Stephanie Allain, Gillian Armstrong, John Bailey · Music Peter G. Adams

“She saw the future through the camera lens”

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The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first person who made a narrative fiction film; author of hundreds of movies, but banished from history books. Ignored and forgotten. At last remembered.

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A deeply researched and reverent look at a forgotten pioneer. It feels like uncovering a lost treasure, celebrating a visionary woman whose contributions were unjustly erased. Inspiring and educational, it’s a vital piece of cinema history.

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