Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

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Peng S Not just a fascinating story brining light to a pioneering filmmaker buried to history, also a well paced and intriguing piece of documentary work that keeps the viewer hooked from start to finish. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/28/23 Full Review Audience Member This documentary was so beautifully and thoughtfully done. I can't recommend it highly enough. I had read about Alice in a blurb a few years ago and wanted to feature her on my web series Feminist Cocktail Hour, but was struggling to find sources about the life of this amazing woman. "Be Natural" delivered the incredible story of this film pioneer who innovated the form in so many ways, and whose story had previously been lost in the annals of history. Do not miss this movie and once you've watched it, make sure to share Alice's story far and wide. It's such an important story being told. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review david f This is a fascinating documentary about a woman who was present at the birth of cinema where she was a filmmaker in France who wrote, directed, and produced hundreds of films. She later moved to America where she built her own movie studio in the then-prototypical Hollywood of Fort Lee, New Jersey, home to many nascent movie studios. After her marriage, her studio, and her filmmaking career ended she was then written out of film history by many film scholars. This movie tells the story of her life and her groundbreaking career in the early days of film, when she was recognized and well known as a successful filmmaker. The maker of this documentary tracks down her descendants and her papers and explores Alice Guy-Blaché's life through letters, film, pictures, interviews and through short clips of the over thousand short and feature films that she made. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I have been a movie critic in France and had cinema classes at University but I had never heard the name of Alice Guy Blaché before. I thought I knew everything, even wrote an article celebrating the 100 years of cinema highlighting Mélies and the Lumière brothers. Little did I know that women enormous contribution had been erased by movie historians (all men). Thank god, Alice is now re discovered thanks to the help of a new generation of archivist and documentarist. This woman was the very first movie director on both sides of the Atlantic. Her movies are incredibly naturally acted and fresh almost as if filmed yesterday. A rare talent now celebrated. A must see for anyone loving cinema and for every feminist out there. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member I highly recommend this. The background and history to Alice Guy-Blache's story is fascinating. I loved the way the research was animated and visual. So great that Alice's part in film history is now documented. A must see for many reasons. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member It is an amazing documentary i would highly recommend it 📽 Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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