L'invention du diable

Overview

The invention of the devil is the cinema, this means of defeating time. This film shows the stages in the discovery of cinema throughout the 19th century, from the phantasmagoria of Robertson, to the final development of the invention by the Lumière brothers. The works of all the precursors, John Paris, Plateau, Purkine, Muybridge, Marey, Reynaud are presented in motion thanks to a very important animation work. The prints of time place in counterpoint the historical stages of the century.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1966

Original language

French

Director

Marcel Gibaud

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt14904398