Henri Langlois
1914 - 1977
Le Voyage extraordinaire
Eric Lange, Serge Bromberg
Costa-Gavras, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
An account of the extraordinary life of film pioneer Georges Méliès (1861-1938) and the amazing story of the copy in color of his masterpiece “A Trip to the Moon” (1902), unexpectedly found in Spain and restored thanks to the heroic efforts of a group of true cinema lovers.
The Extraordinary Voyage
Carl Th. Dreyer
Jørgen Roos
Carl Theodor Dreyer, Henri-Georges Clouzot
At the world premiere of "Gertrud" in Paris, December 1964, Dreyer is greeted by many celebrities of the French cinema: Clouzot, Langlois, Truffaut, Godard, Anna Karina. Afterwards Dreyer delivers short comments on the style of each of his films.
Carl Th. Dreyer
Ein Leben für den Film - Lotte Eisner
Timon Koulmasis
Lotte Eisner, Werner Herzog
Born in Berlin in 1896, Lotte Eisner became famous for her passionate involvement in the world of both German and French cinema. In 1936, together with Henri Langlois, she founded the Cinémathèque Française with the goal of saving from destruction films, costumes, sets, posters, and other treasures of the 7th Art. A Jew exiled in Paris, she became a pillar of the capital's cultural scene, where she promoted German cinema.
A Life for Movies - Lotte Eisner
La nouvelle vague par elle-même
André S. Labarthe, Robert Valey
Jean-Luc Godard, Henri Langlois
Made for Cinéastes de notre temps series. In 1964, several French New Wave auteurs discuss the success and crisis of the wave. Featuring Claude Chabrol, François Truffaut, Jacques Rivette, Jean-Luc Godard, Jacques Rozier, Jacques Demy, Agnès Varda, Jean Rouch, and many others.
La nouvelle vague par elle-même
Retour d'Henri Langlois à Paris
Bernard Eisenschitz
Henri Langlois
Wednesday July 31, 1968, almost six months after the start of the "Langlois affair" which saw the government attempt to oust the founder of the Cinémathèque française, triggering massive support from the biggest names in world cinema, Henri Langlois finally resumed possession of the hall of the Palais de Chaillot and celebrates his return with a tribute to Charlie Chaplin.
Retour d'Henri Langlois à Paris
Henri Langlois : élaboration du musée du cinéma
István Sipos
Henri Langlois
Unfinished documentary portrait. During 1971, Henri Langlois was spending his life at the Cinémathèque at the Palais de Chaillot and devoting himself entirely to the development of his museum without ever sparing himself. He needs to touch, place, nail, shape each corner himself, imagining each new arrangement. The smallest detail counts, the smallest fold of costume. He can spend hours adjusting a jacket, and fatigue sometimes surprises him around a staircase ...
Henri Langlois : élaboration du musée du cinéma
