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Alice Guy 1893

Alice Guy 1893

Alice Guy 1900 Les Fredaines de Pierrette.

Alice Guy 1900 Les Fredaines de Pierrette.

Alice Guy . La Vie du Christ 1906 #aliceguyblache #motherofcinema

Alice Guy . La Vie du Christ 1906 #aliceguyblache #motherofcinema

directedbywomenevents:
“ “In support of the Directed by Women Worldwide Viewing Party and Scalarama Suffolk Silents Society will be showing a selection of short silent films. This will showcase the work of early film pioneers such as Lotte Reiniger...

directedbywomenevents:

“In support of the Directed by Women Worldwide Viewing Party and Scalarama Suffolk Silents Society will be showing a selection of short silent films. This will showcase the work of early film pioneers such as Lotte Reiniger and Alice Guy Blache.”

feministbags:
“ Alice Guy Blache’ not only the first female film director, but the first film director!
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feministbags:

Alice Guy Blache’ not only the first female film director, but the first film director!

dont-touch-the-axe:

Falling Leaves (Alice Guy-Blaché, 1912)

theartofmoviestills:
“Matrimony’s Speed Limit | Alice Guy-Blaché | 1913
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theartofmoviestills:

Matrimony’s Speed Limit | Alice Guy-Blaché | 1913

editortalksaboutfilms:
“Algie The Miner, 1912
(editor: unclear, but alice guy-blaché, was the director/producer/goddess on this film. history lesson: she is considered the first woman director, starting her films in 1896. it has been argued also that...

editortalksaboutfilms:

Algie The Miner, 1912
(editor: unclear, but alice guy-blaché, was the director/producer/goddess on this film.  history lesson: she is considered the first woman director, starting her films in 1896.  it has been argued also that she was the one to be like “HEY WHAT IF WE PUT A STORY IN FRONT OF THAT CAMERA INSTEAD OF LIKE, HORSES RUNNING AND LADIES GETTING NAKED?” but i don’t think that’s confirmed.)

this is arguably one of the most important films of all time because it is the first film featuring a gay character.  also, unlike films in the more recent past, he’s not a stereotype either.  the story is about algie having to prove his manhood to marry a rich man’s daughter, so he becomes a miner.  he’s a bit of a dandy but definitely not a pansy.  he mines with the best of them and saves his best friend/maybe boyfriend’s life when he gets messed with by bandits.  and best of all, the two roll back into town together so he gets the rich girl and the boy.  the story itself nears on montage as it shows the year progress within ten minutes and he gets more confident throughout.  it’s a fantastic film, well written and beautifully executed. 

zeldaandfscott:

La Fée aux Choux by Alice Guy-Blaché 1896 Guy-Blaché is the first female director. La Fée aux Choux (The Cabbage Fairy) is considered one of the earliest fiction films and the first with a runtime of at least a minute. She was one of the pioneers of the film industry and directed over 1,000 films, only 350 survive. She was also the first woman to run her own movie studio, Solax in 1910.