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Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

2018 · 103 min

A brisk, affectionate detective story that restores a forgotten pioneer to history, leaving you moved and quietly indignant.

Directed by
Pamela B. Green
Genres
Documentary, History
Starring
Jodie Foster, Richard Abel, Marc Abraham
Tagline
She saw the future through the camera lens
Overview
The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first person who made a narrative fiction film; author of hundreds of movies, but banished from history books. Ignored and forgotten. At last remembered.

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Free in the UK
  • Rakuten TV
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Pamela B. Green
Genres
Documentary, History
Starring
Jodie Foster, Richard Abel, Marc Abraham
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • memory
  • gender
  • art
  • justice
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
documentary, history
Directed by
Pamela B. Green
Written by
Pamela B. Green, Joan Simon
Starring
Jodie Foster, Richard Abel, Marc Abraham, Stephanie Allain, Gillian Armstrong, John Bailey, Cari Beauchamp, Lake Bell
Music
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Runtime
103 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, French

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