- Wednesday 06 December at 6:30pm
- French with English subtitles
- $2 / $1 / Free for IFC students
- Alice Guy (1898)
[As part of the International Human Right Day]
Human Rights Day is celebrated each year on December 10, the anniversary of the adoption in 1948 by the United Nations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Institut français du Cambodge offers you a selection of 3 feature films and 13 short films that question our relationships with others and our fundamental rights.
Program of 13 short films by Alice Guy made between 1898 and 1907
Alice Guy is the first fiction filmmaker in the history of cinema. It was she who suggested to Léon Gaumont that he abandon simple animated views to shoot small scripted stories. Authorization is given to her to direct, and this is an exceptional fact in a profession reserved for men. Until 1907, she will reign over Gaumont’s production as director, artistic director, screenwriter, experimenting with faking and special effects…
Shorts selection : Chez le magnétiseur, Chirurgie fin de siècle, Avenue de l’opéra, Chapellerie et charcuterie mécaniques, Chez le photographe, Questions indiscrètes, Madame a des envies, Les Résultats du féminisme, Le Lit à roulette, La Course à la saucisse, Alice Guy tourne une phonoscène… , Sur la barricade, Le Billet de banque.
Length: 50 minutes
