The Discovery and Development of Film

The birth date of film can be established: December 28, 1895. The place where it happened is also known: Paris, Boulevard des Capucines, Grand Caffe. It is also known who did it first: Louis Lumiere. However, the history of film starts in distant, almost unknown times: from drawings of cave people, through reliefs from Egyptian times, to the discovery of photography. Development of film technique: silent film, sound film, color film. Development of film expression: film as a recording of reality, film as an interpretation of reality, film as fiction or new reality. Development of film as an industry.

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Trespassing Bergman

Trespassing Bergman

2013

To Tell the Truth: A History of Documentary Film (1928-1946)

To Tell the Truth: A History of Documentary Film (1928-1946)

2012

His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th

His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th

2010

Dream Girl: The making of Marilyn Monroe

Dream Girl: The making of Marilyn Monroe

2022

Room 999

Room 999

2023

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

2021

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

2019

A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner

A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner

2021

Uma Thurman: Hollywood's Silent Warrior

Uma Thurman: Hollywood's Silent Warrior

2024

The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?

The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?

2015

Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema

Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema

2024

Dracula, l'éternel

Dracula, l'éternel

2018

Discovering Cinema: Learning to Talk

Discovering Cinema: Learning to Talk

2003

My Journey Through French Cinema

My Journey Through French Cinema

2016

Un día por Málaga

Un día por Málaga

2024

Lost in La Mancha

Lost in La Mancha

2002

The Lot of Fun: Hollywood’s Fun Factory

The Lot of Fun: Hollywood’s Fun Factory

2014

Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story

Das Boot Revisited: An Underwater Success Story

2021

The Méliès Mystery

The Méliès Mystery

2021

Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie

Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie

2021