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1874 – French astronomer Pierre Janssen used his Janssen revolver to photograph the transit of the planet Venus across the Sun. 1877 – French inventor Charles-Émile Reynaud improved on the Zoetrope idea by placing mirrors at the center of the drum. He called his invention the Praxinoscope. Reynaud developed other versions of the ...
This is a list of films produced in the French cinema, ordered by year and decade of release on separate pages. Before 1910. List of French films before 1910;
Films set in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871). Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. C. Films about the Paris Commune (5 P)
The cinema of France comprises the film industry and its film productions, whether made within the nation of France or by French film production companies abroad. It is the oldest and largest precursor of national cinemas in Europe, with primary influence also on the creation of national cinemas in Asia.
1870s in film (5 C, 2 P) 1880s in film (9 C, 1 P) 1890s in film (16 C, 5 P) A. 19th century in American cinema (3 C) ... 19th century in French cinema (4 C) G.
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1870s – French inventor Charles-Émile Reynaud improved on the Zoetrope idea by placing mirrors at the center of the drum. He called his invention the Praxinoscope . Reynaud developed other versions of the Praxinoscope too, including a Praxinoscope Theatre, where the device was enclosed in a viewing box, and the Projecting Praxinoscope.
France in 1870: Napoleon III has just lost the war against Prussia and left the country in poverty. Young Jeanne (Geneviève Bujold) falls in love with photographer Francis (Francis Huster), who soon takes her with him when he emigrates to The United States. In a small town in the still Wild West, they build up a small photo shop.