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Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

1h 43min

Documentary

History

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.

Production Companies

PIC Agency

Artemis Rising

Cast

Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster

Self - Narrator (voice)
Richard Abel

Richard Abel

Self
Marc Abraham

Marc Abraham

Self
Stephanie Allain

Stephanie Allain

Self
Gillian Armstrong

Gillian Armstrong

Self
John Bailey

John Bailey

Self
Cari Beauchamp

Cari Beauchamp

Self
Lake Bell

Lake Bell

Self
Peter Billingsley

Peter Billingsley

Self
James Bobin

James Bobin

Self
Serge Bromberg

Serge Bromberg

Self
Kevin Brownlow

Kevin Brownlow

Self
Jon M. Chu

Jon M. Chu

Self
Diablo Cody

Diablo Cody

Self
Bobby Cohen

Bobby Cohen

Self
Howard Cohen

Howard Cohen

Self
Susan Constantine

Susan Constantine

Self
Julie Corman

Julie Corman

Self
Robert Dassanowsky

Robert Dassanowsky

Self
Julie Delpy

Julie Delpy

Self
Geena Davis

Geena Davis

Self
Peter Decherney

Peter Decherney

Self
Lorenzo di Bonaventura

Lorenzo di Bonaventura

Self
Bryony Dixon

Bryony Dixon

Self
Frederik Du Chau

Frederik Du Chau

Self
Ava DuVernay

Ava DuVernay

Self
Dino Everett

Dino Everett

Self
Peter Farrelly

Peter Farrelly

Self
Elsie Fisher

Elsie Fisher

Self
Anne Fletcher

Anne Fletcher

Self
Anne Fontaine

Anne Fontaine

Self
Jean-Michel Frodon

Jean-Michel Frodon

Self
Jane Gaines

Jane Gaines

Self
Janeane Garofalo

Janeane Garofalo

Self
Pierre-William Glenn

Pierre-William Glenn

Self
Maxine Haleff

Maxine Haleff

Self
Catherine Hardwicke

Catherine Hardwicke

Self
Rob Haworth

Rob Haworth

Self
Michel Hazanavicius

Michel Hazanavicius

Self
Cheryl Hines

Cheryl Hines

Self
Jan-Christopher Horak

Jan-Christopher Horak

Self
Neil Hunt

Neil Hunt

Self
Gale Anne Hurd

Gale Anne Hurd

Self
Patty Jenkins

Patty Jenkins

Self
Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley

Self
Wayne Kramer

Wayne Kramer

Self
Roland-François Lack

Roland-François Lack

Self
Marquise Lepage

Marquise Lepage

Self
Kevin Macdonald

Kevin Macdonald

Self
Anastasia Masaro

Anastasia Masaro

Self
Alison McMahan

Alison McMahan

Self
Tom Meyers

Tom Meyers

Self
Walter Murch

Walter Murch

Self
Deborah Nadoolman Landis

Deborah Nadoolman Landis

Self
Chloe Page-Relo

Chloe Page-Relo

Self
Tatiana Page-Relo

Tatiana Page-Relo

Self
Vadim Perelman

Vadim Perelman

Self
Pierre Rissient

Pierre Rissient

Self
Julie Anne Robinson

Julie Anne Robinson

Self
Mark Romanek

Mark Romanek

Self
Andy Samberg

Andy Samberg

Self
Marjane Satrapi

Marjane Satrapi

Self
Cathy Schulman

Cathy Schulman

Self
Vanessa Schwartz

Vanessa Schwartz

Self
Floria Sigismondi

Floria Sigismondi

Self
Joan Simon

Joan Simon

Self
Anthony Slide

Anthony Slide

Self
Cecile Starr

Cecile Starr

Self
Valerie Steele

Valerie Steele

Self
Mark Stetson

Mark Stetson

Self
Kevin Stitt

Kevin Stitt

Self
Drake Stutesman

Drake Stutesman

Self
Julie Taymor

Julie Taymor

Self
Anand Tucker

Anand Tucker

Self
Agnès Varda

Agnès Varda

Self
Marc Wanamaker

Marc Wanamaker

Self
Loretta Weinberg

Loretta Weinberg

Self
Alan Williams

Alan Williams

Self
Evan Rachel Wood

Evan Rachel Wood

Self
Simone Guy

Simone Guy

Self (archive footage)
Alice Guy-Blaché

Alice Guy-Blaché

Self (archive footage)
Bessie Love

Bessie Love

Self (archive footage)
Howard Cohen

Howard Cohen

Self

Release date

7th Dec 2018

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Français