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.

A short documentary about the rapidly disappearing era of heritage movie palaces and the film going ...

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A tribute to Italian filmmaker Sergio Corbucci (1926-90), presented by American filmmaker Quentin Ta...

The legendary British-American actress Olivia de Havilland (1916-2020), who conquered Hollywood in t...

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A documentary about film producer Hal Roach.

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An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about t...

In the late 1990s, iconic photographer Bruce Weber barely managed to convince legendary actor Robert...

A retrospective documentary about the groundbreaking horror series, Friday the 13th, featuring inter...

Deep Throat, a pornographic film directed by Gerard Damiano, a film-loving hairdresser, and starring...

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