Influencing the Top 100 World Film

Author: Qiu Huadong
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Publish Date: 2002-06-01
Features: Since the first successful public screening of a film by the Lumière brothers in a Parisian underground café on December 28, 1895, cinema has traversed a century-long journey. This is a "biographical world film history" composed of vivid and concrete figures, meticulously capturing the rich and complex, yet untellable, meanings hidden behind the images. The legendary experiences of these 100 individuals essentially reflect the trajectory of film development. The invention of cinema changed the way people perceive the world, and the world has transformed under their gaze. Since the first successful public screening of a film by the Lumière brothers in a Parisian underground café on December 28, 1895, cinema has traversed a century-long journey. During this process, the global film industry has produced many influential figures who have made indelible contributions to its advancement. This ranking of 100 cinematic luminaries is a chronological lineup chosen with a global perspective at the threshold of the 21st century. The legendary experiences of these 100 individuals essentially reflect the trajectory of film development, and therefore, in a sense, their history is the history of cinema.