| Sunday Nov 17, 2019 2:00 PM - Sunday Nov 17, 2019 4:15 PM | $8.00 |
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Event
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blache/A House Divided
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blache:
Over the span of her career, Alice Guy-Blache produced or directed 1,000 films, including 150 with synchronized sound during the silent era. Her work includes comedies, westerns and dramas, as well as films with groundbreaking subject matter such as child abuse, immigration, Planned Parenthood, and female empowerment. She also etched a place in history by making the earliest known surviving narrative film with an all-black cast. After a decade of making films at Gaumont she had a second decade-long career in the U.S., where she built and ran her own studio in Fort Lee, NJ.
Following the screening, there will be a talkback with Academy Award winning actress Jodie Foster, the film's director Pamela B. Green, Tom Meyers from the Fort Lee Film Commission, and Senator Loretta Weinberg.
A House Divided:
Directed by Alice Guy Blache
Description: An unhappy husband and wife decide to "live separately together, communicating only through notes after each mistakenly thinks the other is having an affair. An exploration of marriage, domestic space and new heterosocial workplaces of the early twentieth century. Released May 2, 1913, Solax Film Company, Fort Lee, NJ.
Sponsored by Fort Lee Film Commission | Barrymore Film Center
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LocationTemple Emeth (View)
1666 Windsor Road
Teaneck, NJ 07666
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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