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    Paris 1900

    Nicole Védrès 1946 France Docu b/w 80min French DCP
    Premiering at the Cannes Film Festival in 1947 and lying in obscurity until it was restored recently, it takes the audience back into the Belle Époque, from the turn-of-the-century right up to the first rumblings of WWI. Featuring voiceover by well-known actor Claude Dauphin and with script work by Alain Resnais, Paris 1900 is at once a joyful ode to societal invention while also telling an ominous, cautionary tale about the build-up to war. Widely considered a masterpiece of film editing, a must-see for all interested in early cinema and the Belle Époque.

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    Nicole Védrès

    Director and writer, best known for Paris 1900 (1947). She was among those who consider cinema to be a modern medium enabling us to witness events through reflection, metaphor, comparison and image.

    Nicole Védrès

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    1946 Paris 1900巴黎 1900

    Director: Nicole Védrès

    Scriptwriter: Nicole Védrès, Alain Resnais

    Music Guy Bernard

    catherine.wang@diplomatie.gouv.fr

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