Provides an original; first-hand view of the potential that motion pictures offered women from the Victorian era; and how; ultimately; the industry rejected one of its first and most important pioneers. Alice Guy BlachZ was not only the worlds first female director; but in 1896; she became the first of either sex to direct a fictional film. As the first director with the Gaumont Company in Paris; Alice Guy BlachZ served as an influential figure in French film history; making more than 300 films; including some of the earliest sound subjects from the turn of the century. She continued her career in the United States; founding the Solax Company in 1910; and producing and directing 350 more films. Complementing the text are reprints of contemporary articles on Alice Guy BlachZ from the American trade press; a reminiscence by her daughter; a brief evaluation of the career of her husband; Herbert BlachZ and a complete filmography.
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