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Thierry Frémaux on ‘Lumière! The Adventure Continues!’ and Finding Inspiration From Cinema’s Founding Fathers
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Scott Roxborough
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Cannes director Thierry Frémaux delves into cinema's origins with new doc 'Lumière! The Adventure Continues', showcasing rare, restored early films that inspire today's visionary filmmakers.
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- Frémaux's doc features over 200 immaculately restored Lumière shorts, with 100 never-before-released gems that showcase the brothers' pioneering technical and artistic vision.
- Lumière films' simplicity and direct observation have lessons for contemporary directors, inspiring the likes of Wes Anderson, who called them 'cinema for the future'.
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Thierry Frémaux, Louis Lumière, Auguste Lumière, Wes Anderson, Georges Méliès, Pierre-William Glenn, François Truffaut, Bertrand Tavernier, John Ford, Lumière Institute, Cannes Film Festival, Red Sea International Film Festival, French Cinematheque, French State, Lumière! The Adventure Continues, Lumière! The Adventure Begins