France is the unsung hero of cinema. From Hollywood to Japan, and even Weimar Germany, many industries across the globe have had a major impact on the history of cinema, but there may be no country that has had quite the impact that France has had. From the first public viewing, to the first female director, and even the invention of special effects, France has left it’s mark on film history forever.

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Robert Bresson

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bresson

Paul Schrader on Transcendental Film

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFcCs8c2n6I

Kim Newman on Les Diaboliques

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPHFoYW6LOI&t=566s

Jean-Luc Godard

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Luc_Godard

French New Wave

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_New_Wave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opQC45irmN8

Alice Guy Blache

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdfE5SdRbrQ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Guy-Blaché

Lumiere Brothers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFkSjdaqbyE

George Melies

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Méliès
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Trip_to_the_Moon

History of French Cinema

https://www.superprof.com/blog/history-of-french-cinema/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_France

Les Diaboliques

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Diaboliques_(film)