Movies by Alice Guy-Blaché

Director: Alice Guy-Blaché I USA, France 1896 – 1912 I 60 min

Alice Guy-Blaché was a pioneer of narrative cinema and the world’s first female film director. With her first film, La Fée aux Choux, in 1896, she made the first fictional film ever. Her short films combine humor, fantasy and social observation with technical innovation. She experimented with double exposure, trick shots and color effects – always with the aim of touching and surprising the audience.

The following films will be shown:

• Cupid and the Comet (Cupid and the Comet)
• The Consequences of Feminism (The Consequences of Feminism)
• The Cabbage Fairy (La Fée aux Choux)
• The Irresistible Piano (The Irresistible Piano)
• Madam’s Cravings (Madam’s Cravings)
• Canned Harmony (Canned Harmony)
• Falling Leaves (Falling Leaves)
• The Spring Fairy (La Fée Printemps)

Introduction and musical accompaniment: Martina Heinstein (piano)

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