Louis Lumière (TV 1968)

Eric Rohmer leads a conversation with Jean Renoir and Henri Langlois on the art of filmmaker Louis Lumière. The cinematographic pioneer Lumière produced thousands of documentaries in the ... See full summary »

Director:

Eric Rohmer

Stars:

Jean Renoir, Henri Langlois

Cast

Cast overview:
Jean Renoir	...	Himself
Henri Langlois	...	Himself

Storyline

Eric Rohmer leads a conversation with Jean Renoir and Henri Langlois on the art of filmmaker Louis Lumière. The cinematographic pioneer Lumière produced thousands of documentaries in the end of the 19th century, but also some short comedies with amateur actors. The films are done in one shot and are only 1 minute in length. Lumiére and his operators chose a place, put up the camera and then recorded what happened in front of the lens. In spite of this both Renoir and Langlois argue that the films of Lumière are not simply reproductions of reality, but pieces of art. Renoir points out that Lumiére didn't just reproduce the externals of what he saw, but also its spirit and inner life. The films are not only showing a piece of contemporary reality, but Lumière's vision of that reality. Langlois remarks that the films of Lumière were not made at random, but out of a consciously chosen dramaturgy and composition. Lumiére and his team chose, after long deliberations, the motif of the film ...

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Plot Keywords:

director | cinémathèque | france | archive

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Company Credits

Production Co:

L'Institut Pédagogique National, Cinémathèque Française, Télévision Scolaire

Technical Specs

Runtime:

66 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

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Connections

Referenced in La Chinoise (1967)

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