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Alice Guy, the First Female Filmmaker

2021 · 53 min Documentary History TV Movie
7.2 / 10 · TMDB

Alice Guy, secretary to Léon Gaumont, picks up a motion picture camera in 1896. Her hand directs the first narrative film in history, 'The Cabbage Fairy.' Over a twenty-year career, she creates hundreds of films, founds her own studio in the United States, and pioneers synchronized sound and color techniques. Yet her name is nearly erased, until researchers begin piecing together the evidence of her genius, confronting the systematic erasure of her legacy by the male film establishment of her time.

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Original Title Alice Guy, l'inconnue du 7ème art
Year 2021
Country France
Genre Documentary, History, TV Movie
Director Valérie Urrea
Runtime 53 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.2/10 (10 votes)

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This documentary performs the vital work of rescuing a foundational figure from oblivion. It unfolds as a gripping detective story, where every recovered film reel or poster is a piece of evidence in cinema's greatest injustice.

What lingers after the credits is not just awe for Alice Guy's monumental achievements, but a sobering question: how many other pioneers have been erased? The film fundamentally challenges the established narrative of film history. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Valérie Urrea

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