Le Fantôme d'Henri Langlois
Synopsis
Henri Langlois created the Cinémathèque Française in 1936 and thus saved thousands of films from oblivion and destruction. His determination, enthusiasm and passionate approach meant that he rapidly established a film archive renowned throughout the world. He bought every print he could, and when someone asked if they could borrow a film, he’d reply: “Go and ask the Louvre to lend you the ‘Mona Lisa’ and see what response you’d get.”
He organized screenings of masterpieces from around the world and soon Godard, Rivette, Truffaut, Rohmer and Chabrol – all the seminal figures of the New Wave – rushed to the Cinémathèque to discover the history of cinema. Chabrol says, with humor, that Langlois invented the first multiplex: the Cinémathèque’s first venue, Avenue de Messine, was too small and so screenings took place in the lobby, on the first floor and in the staircase.
At the beginning of 1968, the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, directed by André Malraux, accused Langlois of mismanagement...
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Director (1)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Les Films Élémentaires
- Co-production : La Cinémathèque Française
- French distribution : Eurozoom
Full credits (9)
- Executive Producer : Jacques Richard
- Screenwriter : Jacques Richard
- Directors of Photography : Jacques Richard, Jérôme Blumberg
- Music Composers : Nicolas Baby, Liam Farrell
- Editor : Fabrice Radenac
- Sound Recordist : François Didiot
- Press Attaché (film) : Agnès Chabot
- Sound Mixer : Mathieu Genet
- Participants : Claude Berri, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claude Chabrol, Philippe Garrel, Henri Alekan, Catherine Allégret, Freddy Buache, Raphaël Bassan, François Barat, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Max Douy, Bernard Eisenschitz, Jean Douchet, Hervé De Luze, Laurent Heynemann, Romain Goupil, Robert Hossein, André S. Labarthe, Xavier Lambours, Éric Le Roy, Richard Leacock, Renée Lichtig, Lucie Lichtig, Marie-France, Jean Narboni, Pierre Philippe, Pascal Rogard, Éric Rohmer, Jean Rouch, Jean-Charles Tacchella, Serge Toubiana, Agathe Vannier, Agnès Varda, Luce Vigo
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| Platforms | Model | Price | Quality |
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Portrait
- Themes : Cinema
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
