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The Lost Garden: The Life and Cinema of Alice Guy-Blaché
A biodoc about the first female filmmaker and her relative disappearance from the history of cinema after directing, producing, and writing more than 700 films.
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A biodoc about the first female filmmaker and her relative disappearance from the history of cinema after directing, producing, and writing more than 700 films.
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Genre:Documentary
Written By:Marquise Lepage, Solange Collin
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Runtime:53 minutes
Studio:ONF | NFB
Cast
Marquise Lepage
Director
Alice Guy-Blaché
Self (archive footage)
Claudine Chatel
Simone Blaché (voice)
Anne Dorval
Alison McMahan (voice)
Roberta Blaché
Self - daughter-in-law of Alice Guy
Adrienne Blaché-Channing
Self - granddaughter of Alice Guy
André Gaudreault
Self (Université de Montréal)
Alison McMahan
Self
Nicolas Seydoux
Self - Gaumont
Anthony Slide
Self - Historian
Alan Williams
Self - Historian
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