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unusual facts about Cinémathèque Française


Dryden Theatre

Card was a pioneer in the archival world and a close friend and confidante of Henri Langlois of the Cinémathèque Française in Paris.


Henry Chapier

His notoriety started in 1968 during the campaign against the dismissal of Henri Langlois from the Cinémathèque Française.

Herman Puig

In October 1950 Herman Puig travelled to Paris where he met with Henri Langlois, the director of the Cinémathèque Française.

Parc de Bercy

In the north-east of the park stands the Cinémathèque Française (the former American Center) designed by Frank Gehry, and on the raised terraces are the 21 sculptures of Rachid Khimoune's "Children of the World" installation, created in 2001 to honour children's rights.


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Moumen Smihi

Smihi has cited the cinéma vérité pioneer Jean Rouch and Henri Langlois of the Cinémathèque Française, whom he met at the Francophone Film Festival, as being among those who imparted to him a sense of the magic of movies.