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Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

She saw the future through the camera lens

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The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first person who made a narrative fiction film; author of hundreds of movies, but banished from history books. Ignored and forgotten. At last remembered.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

103 mins

Rating

7.276/10

Release Date

07 December 2018

Country

United States of America

Cast

Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster

Self - Narrator (voice)

Richard Abel

Richard Abel

Self

Marc Abraham

Marc Abraham

Self

Stephanie Allain

Stephanie Allain

Self

Gillian Armstrong

Gillian Armstrong

Self

John Bailey

John Bailey

Self

Cari Beauchamp

Cari Beauchamp

Self

Lake Bell

Lake Bell

Self

Peter Billingsley

Peter Billingsley

Self

James Bobin

James Bobin

Self

Serge Bromberg

Serge Bromberg

Self

Kevin Brownlow

Kevin Brownlow

Self

Jon M. Chu

Jon M. Chu

Self

Diablo Cody

Diablo Cody

Self

Bobby Cohen

Bobby Cohen

Self

Howard Cohen

Howard Cohen

Self

Susan Constantine

Susan Constantine

Self

Julie Corman

Julie Corman

Self

Robert Dassanowsky

Robert Dassanowsky

Self

Julie Delpy

Julie Delpy

Self

Geena Davis

Geena Davis

Self

Peter Decherney

Peter Decherney

Self

Lorenzo di Bonaventura

Lorenzo di Bonaventura

Self

Bryony Dixon

Bryony Dixon

Self

Frederik Du Chau

Frederik Du Chau

Self

Ava DuVernay

Ava DuVernay

Self

Dino Everett

Dino Everett

Self

Peter Farrelly

Peter Farrelly

Self

Elsie Fisher

Elsie Fisher

Self

Anne Fletcher

Anne Fletcher

Self

Anne Fontaine

Anne Fontaine

Self

Jean-Michel Frodon

Jean-Michel Frodon

Self

Jane Gaines

Jane Gaines

Self

Janeane Garofalo

Janeane Garofalo

Self

Pierre-William Glenn

Pierre-William Glenn

Self

Maxine Haleff

Maxine Haleff

Self

Catherine Hardwicke

Catherine Hardwicke

Self

Rob Haworth

Rob Haworth

Self

Michel Hazanavicius

Michel Hazanavicius

Self

Cheryl Hines

Cheryl Hines

Self

Jan-Christopher Horak

Jan-Christopher Horak

Self

Neil Hunt

Neil Hunt

Self

Gale Anne Hurd

Gale Anne Hurd

Self

Patty Jenkins

Patty Jenkins

Self

Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley

Self

Wayne Kramer

Wayne Kramer

Self

Roland-François Lack

Roland-François Lack

Self

Marquise Lepage

Marquise Lepage

Self

Kevin Macdonald

Kevin Macdonald

Self

Anastasia Masaro

Anastasia Masaro

Self

Alison McMahan

Alison McMahan

Self

Tom Meyers

Tom Meyers

Self

Walter Murch

Walter Murch

Self

Deborah Nadoolman Landis

Deborah Nadoolman Landis

Self

Chloe Page-Relo

Chloe Page-Relo

Self

Tatiana Page-Relo

Tatiana Page-Relo

Self

Vadim Perelman

Vadim Perelman

Self

Pierre Rissient

Pierre Rissient

Self

Julie Anne Robinson

Julie Anne Robinson

Self

Mark Romanek

Mark Romanek

Self

Andy Samberg

Andy Samberg

Self

Marjane Satrapi

Marjane Satrapi

Self

Cathy Schulman

Cathy Schulman

Self

Vanessa Schwartz

Vanessa Schwartz

Self

Floria Sigismondi

Floria Sigismondi

Self

Joan Simon

Joan Simon

Self

Anthony Slide

Anthony Slide

Self

Cecile Starr

Cecile Starr

Self

Valerie Steele

Valerie Steele

Self

Mark Stetson

Mark Stetson

Self

Kevin Stitt

Kevin Stitt

Self

Drake Stutesman

Drake Stutesman

Self

Julie Taymor

Julie Taymor

Self

Anand Tucker

Anand Tucker

Self

Agnès Varda

Agnès Varda

Self

Marc Wanamaker

Marc Wanamaker

Self

Loretta Weinberg

Loretta Weinberg

Self

Alan Williams

Alan Williams

Self

Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood

Self

Simone Guy

Simone Guy

Self (archive footage)

Alice Guy-Blaché

Alice Guy-Blaché

Self (archive footage)

Bessie Love

Bessie Love

Self (archive footage)

Howard Cohen

Howard Cohen

Self

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