Thank You, Mr. Robertson (1985)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 17M

Director : Pierre Levie

Synopsis

A glimpse of the pre-history of cinema starting with the projections of Etienne Gaspard Robert (also known as M. Robertson), who used magic lanterns and other optical illusions to develop the genre of the Gothic phantasmagoria in the late eighteenth century.

Actors

Alexandre von Sivers
Alexandre von Sivers
Robertson

Crews

Pierre Levie
Pierre Levie
Director

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