About this episode

The episode celebrates the 90th anniversary of the Cinémathèque française and discusses its impact on cinema and culture.

90 years ago in Paris, a little 50-seat screening room opened its doors... and soon become probably the most important cinema ever. This month, the Cinémathèque française celebrates its birthday with a retrospective, so we are too: with this encore upload of our episode all about the revolutions the theater launched, both on movie screens and in the Paris streets. Host Rico Gagliano tells the wild tale, with help from directors Barbet Schroeder (BARFLY, REVERSAL OF FORTUNE) and Luc Moull...

People in this episode

Host: Rico Gagliano

Guests: Barbet Schroeder, Luc Moull

Topics covered

• Cinémathèque française
• film history
• Paris cinema
• revolutions
• retrospective

Keywords

• Cinémathèque française
• film
• Paris
• revolutions
• Barbet Schroeder
• Luc Moull
• retrospective

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cinémathèque française

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