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FILm
Ben Samuel
Mar 17, 20231 min read
The Making of Fanny and Alexander (1984)
Foot age from The Making of Fanny and Alexander
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Ben Samuel
Feb 27, 20232 min read
Jean Vigo (1905-1934)
Jean Vigo's films Zéro de conduite (1933) and L'Atalante (1934)
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Ben Samuel
Nov 1, 20221 min read
My film 'The Magic Lantern'
A celebration of the magic and wonder of early cinema.
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Ben Samuel
Jun 21, 20221 min read
Ingmar Bergman interview
An interview with Ingmar Bergman where he discusses "Non-existence" and God's perfection in comparison to human imperfection.
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Ben Samuel
Apr 12, 20222 min read
Lotte Reiniger (1899-1981)
The films of pioneering filmmaker Lotte Reiniger
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Ben Samuel
Mar 28, 20221 min read
Akira Kurosawa describes the Great Kantō earthquake of (1923)
Akira Kurosawa describes being shown the aftermath of the Kantō earthquake by his brother Heigo Kurosawa.
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Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read
Sergei Parajanov discussing Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Interview with Sergei Parajanov here he discusses how making Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965) led to his imprisonment
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Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read
Eadweard Muybridge's pioneering work on locomotion
Eadweard Muybridge (1830 – 1904) pioneering work on locomotion included many male and female nudes of himself and others
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Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read
An Impossible Balancing Feat (1902) Dir Georges Méliès
Wonderful trick film from Georges Méliès where he balances copies of himself on his head and hands.
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Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read
Footage of the devastation caused by World War 1
Footage of the devastation caused by World War 1 filmed (1919) by Lucien Le Saint with French balloon pilot Jacques Trolley de Prévaux.
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Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read
Etienne-Jules Marey inventor of chronophotography
Etienne-Jules Marey (1830-1904) physiologist, doctor, biomechanics engineer and inventor of chronophotography.
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Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read
Eadweard Muybridge 'The Horse in Motion'
In June 1878, Eadweard Muybridge created a sequential series of photographs with a battery of 12 cameras along the race track
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Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read
An interview with Jean Renoir
An interview with Jean Renoir (1894 - 1979), conducted by Jacques Rivette in 1967.
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Ben Samuel
Mar 1, 20221 min read
Luis Buñuel interview
Luis Buñuel interview where he describes the first film he ever saw.
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