Movie: The Invention of the Century

Author: Emmanuelle Toulet
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Bringing static images to life. In the 19th century, this century of invention should realize the ancient dream. As soon as cinema was born, industry pioneers had already imagined giving it color, sound, and wide screens. On trains, in hot air balloons, on the shoulders of adventurous photographers, the camera began its journey of exploring the world. Showing the true face of events, bringing hidden things to the forefront, turning the impossible into the possible—modern visual art is unrestrained. Cinema was born, telling stories and moving us.