BE NATURAL: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ALICE GUY-BLACHÉ

 

DOCUMENTARY | ENGLISH | 103 MIN

When Alice Guy-Blaché completed her first film in 1896 Paris, she was not only the first female filmmaker, but one of the first directors ever to make a narrative film. In Be Natural, Pamela B. Green acts as a detective, revealing the real story of Guy-Blaché and highlighting her pioneering contributions to the birth of cinema and her acclaim as a creative force and entrepreneur in the earliest years of movie-making.

Narrated by Jodie Foster, the film features commentary from Diablo Cody, Geena Davis, Julie Delpy, Ava DuVernay, Michel Hazanavicius, Patty Jenkins, Ben Kingsley, Andy Samberg, Agnès Varda, Evan Rachel Wood and more.

DIRECTOR Pamela B.Green
NARRATED BY Jodie Foster

 
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“a timely celebration of a true pioneer of early cinema”
★★★★★

— TOTAL FILM

 

“a love letter to early cinema and a fascinating
detective story all in one”
★★★★★

— EYE FOR FILM

“hectic, garrulous, fascinating”
★★★★

— THE GUARDIAN

 

“timely documentary recalls the life of a
pioneering female director”
★★★★

— THE FINANCIAL TIMES

FESTIVALS + AWARDS

 

2018 Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Classic Category

Cannes Film Festival
Nominee: Lœil D’Or Documentary Prize

BFI London Film Festival
Official Selection

New York Film Festival
Official Selection

Telluride Film Festival
Official Selection

Deauville American Film Festival
Official Selection

Critics’ Choice Awards
Nominee: Best First Documentary Feature