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BE NATURAL: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ALICE GUY-BLACHÉ
DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, Airline, UNITED KINGDOM
Release date : Jan 17, 2020
 
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Completed - ENGLISH-UNITED STATES - Documentary - 103 minutes

Year of production : 2018

Director(s) : Pamela B. GREEN
Writer(s) : Joan SIMON, Pamela B.GREEN
Cast : Alice GUY, Gillian ARMSTRONG, Jodie FOSTER, Richard ABEL, Marc ABRAHAM

Synopsis

When Alice Guy-Blaché completed her first film in 1896 Paris, she was not only the first female filmmaker, but one of the first directors ever to make a narrative film. In Be Natural, Pamela B. Green acts as a detective, revealing the real story of Guy-Blaché and highlighting her pioneering contributions to the birth of cinema and her acclaim as a creative force and entrepreneur in the earliest years of movie-making.

Narrated by Jodie Foster, the film features commentary from Diablo Cody, Geena Davis, Julie Delpy, Ava DuVernay, Michel Hazanavicius, Patty Jenkins, Ben Kingsley, Andy Samberg, Agnès Varda, Evan Rachel Wood and more.

Production

Country(ies) : USA

HONG KONG AUTUMN SUN COMP
POLAND AURORA FILMS (P
UNITED KIN Jan 17, 2020 MODERN FILMS


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Festivals and Awards

BFI London FF 2018 (Official Selection)
New York FF 2018 (Official Selection)
CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2018 (Official Selection)
Deauville 2018 (Official Selection)
Telluride FF 2018 (Official Selection)
Clio Entertainment 2019 (Silver Winner)


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