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Louis Lumière / conversation avec Langlois et Renoir (1968)

Louis Lumière / conversation avec Langlois et Renoir poster
Original title
Louis Lumière
Directed by
Éric Rohmer
Genre
documentary film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 06m
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two film experts talk about the early days of cinema. Henri Langlois and Jean Renoir share memories and insights on the history of filmmaking.

conversationalreflectiveintimatenostalgiccontemplativeleisurelyinformative

What happens

Louis Lumière is a 66-minute filmed conversation between Henri Langlois, founder and director of the Cinémathèque Française, and the film director Jean Renoir. It was directed by Éric Rohmer in 1968. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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