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Henri Langlois (French:; 13 November 1914 – 13 January 1977) was a French film archivist and cinephile. A pioneer of film preservation , Langlois was an influential figure in the history of cinema.
Henri Langlois, né le 13 novembre 1914 à Smyrne (aujourd'hui Izmir) en Turquie et mort le 13 janvier 1977 dans le 14e arrondissement de Paris 2, est un pionnier de la conservation et de la restauration de films. Il est l'un des artisans fondateurs de la Cinémathèque française .
Sep 20, 2018 · Henri Langlois never made a single film — but he's considered one of the most important figures in the history of filmmaking.
Henri Langlois, a man of heft and immediacy, was a voracious lover of the cinema. So much so that he was willing to risk his life in order prevent its systematic destruction at the hands of distributors and government officials.
Henri Langlois was born on 13 November 1914 in Smyrna, Ottoman Empire [now Izmir, Turkey]. He was a producer and director, known for Montage de films muets français (1974), Le métro (1934) and Spatiodynamisme (1958). He died on 13 January 1977 in Paris, France.
Oct 12, 2005 · The name of Henri Langlois -- subject of "Henri Langlois: Phantom of the Cinémathèque," a long, affectionate new documentary directed by Jacques Richard -- is not as well known as those...
Henri Langlois ( French: [ lɑ̃glwa]; 13 November 1914 – 13 January 1977) was a French film archivist and cinephile. A pioneer of film preservation, Langlois was an influential figure in the history of cinema.
Henri Langlois, the legendary cofounder of the Cinémathèque Française, changed the course of cinema history with his passionate advocacy for film culture, helping incubate the artistic explosion of the French New Wave.
Jan 13, 2020 · The Cinémathèque Française, the now-massive audiovisual archive, began under the bed of a very young French film enthusiast named Henry Langlois. In the mid-1930s, as talking pictures grew...
