Article #356
France 24 - World News
| Title | Lost film of French cinema pioneer retrieved from US attic | Source | France 24 - World News |
| Description | The battered wooden trunk had been in the family for a century, shifted from attic to barn to garage. No one knew a cinematic treasure was inside. That was until retired high school teacher Bill McFarland's curiosity got the better of him. Spliced in the middle of one of 10 reels was a lost short film by Georges Melies, a French cinema pioneer – the first to experiment with fictional narratives and special effects at the very dawn of moving pictures. | ||
| Link | https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260413-lost-film-of-french-cinema-pioneer-retrieved-from-us-attic | Published At | 2026-04-13 05:28:21 (2 weeks ago) |
| Created At | 2026-04-13 05:46:18 | Updated At | 2026-04-13 05:46:18 |