Film

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

2018 · 1h 43m · Documentary · History

She saw the future through the camera lens

IMDb

7.7

Rotten Tomatoes

96%

Metacritic

76

The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first person who made a narrative fiction film; author of hundreds of movies, but banished from history books. Ignored and forgotten. At last remembered.

Jodie Foster

Self - Narrator (voice)

Richard Abel

Self

Marc Abraham

Self

Stephanie Allain

Self

Gillian Armstrong

Self

John Bailey

Self

Cari Beauchamp

Self

Lake Bell

Self

Peter Billingsley

Self

James Bobin

Self

Serge Bromberg

Self

Kevin Brownlow

Self

Jon M. Chu

Self

Diablo Cody

Self

Bobby Cohen

Self

Howard Cohen

Self

• Pamela B. GreenEditor · Writer · Director · Producer
• Joan SimonWriter
• John PtakExecutive Producer
• Regina K. ScullyExecutive Producer
• Geralyn White DreyfousExecutive Producer
• Jodie FosterExecutive Producer
• Hugh HefnerExecutive Producer
• Robert RedfordExecutive Producer
• Jamie WolfExecutive Producer
• Peter G. AdamsOriginal Music Composer

Official US Trailer

Release date

December 7, 2018

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

U

Genres

Documentary, History

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