Le Fantôme d'Henri Langlois (2004)

Name: Le Fantôme d'Henri Langlois
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2022-02-27T11:12:18+01:00
Rating: 3.5

Documentary | 210 minutes

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Genre: Documentary

Duration: 210 minuten

Alternative title: Henri Langlois, the Phantom of the Cinémathèque

Country: France

IMDb score: 7,7 (436)

Releasedate: 2 March 2005

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Le Fantôme d'Henri Langlois plot

Documentary about the legendary Henri Langlois (1914-1977), the founder of the Cinémathèque Française, the Film Museum of France. Director Richard chronologically reconstructs the history of the Cinémathèque and the later Musée du Cinéma under Langlois, with a large number of archive images, feature film fragments and interviews with those involved - including directors such as Eric Rohmer, François Truffaut, Jean Rouch and Claude Chabrol. Old interviews show the charm and perseverance of Langlois, who was seen as 'father' by the Nouvelle Vague and was repeatedly opposed by the French government. He saved many film classics from oblivion or destruction - sometimes by theft.