Alice, Pioneer of Cinema
A tv programme
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Leading French distributor
Production year2026
Programme formatSeries
GenresFiction
Runtime
6x45'
Number of seasons1
Synopsis
The true story of the world's first filmmaker. Paris, 1895: Alice Guy, a young secretary, defies her employer Léon Gaumont and makes the first fiction film in history. Within two years she runs his production. From the Belle Époque to the birth of Hollywood, she builds an empire, raises two children and becomes one of the highest-paid women in America, before losing everything to the men she loved and vanishing from the history she created.
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Production and distribution (4)
- Leading French distributor : HBO - HBO Max France, France Télévisions
- Co-productions : Wild Bunch TV, Ligne de Front
- Foreign production companies : Palermo Production, Panache Productions, La Compagnie Cinématographique, Sphere Media
- Film exports/foreign sales : SND – Groupe M6
Full credits (2)
- Creators : Claire Lemaréchal, Tim Loane
- Screenwriters : Claire Lemaréchal, Tim Loane, André Gulluni
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Technical details
- Programme format : Series
- Nombre d'épisodes par saison / par collection : 6
- Number of seasons : 1
- Type : TV programme
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Historical
- Production language : French, English
- Coproducer countries : France, Canada, Belgium
- Production year : 2026
- Runtime : 45 min
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Official Selection, TIFF 2026 Primetime Programme (World Premiere)
