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Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

PG20181h 43mPamela B. Green
IMDb 7.7 · Rotten Tomatoes 96% · Metacritic 76

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"She saw the future through the camera lens"

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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Based On Novel Or BookMovie BusinessWoman Director19th Century1910sCinema HistoryHollywood HistoryPortrait Of A FilmmakerSilent CinemaHidden History

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What is Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018) about?

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.

Who stars in Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché?

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché stars Jodie Foster (Self - Narrator (voice)), Richard Abel (Self), Marc Abraham (Self), Stephanie Allain (Self), Gillian Armstrong (Self). The film was directed by Pamela B. Green.

How long is Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché?

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2018. It is rated PG.

Is Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché worth watching?

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché holds an IMDb rating of 7.7/10. On Rotten Tomatoes it scores 96. Fans of Documentary, History are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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