Serge Bromberg

All over the world, millions of children have one thing in common with their parents, grandparents and great-grandparents: they have all watched "Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs", "Bambi" or "Peter Pan", and discovered Walt Disney's view on nature, family, friendship, courage, wickedness or death. But who was this man who affirmed that in order to achieve something extraordinary, one must begin by dreaming it? Portrait of this creator and entrepreneur, who often put himself on stage, in the course of a journey through the meanders of history and the unconscious.

Why are we still able, today, to view images that were captured over 125 years ago? As we enter the digital age, audiovisual heritage seems to be a sure and obvious fact. However, much of cinema and our filmed history has been lost forever. Archivists, technicians and filmmakers from different parts of the world explain what audiovisual preservation is and why it is necessary. The documentary is a tribute to all these professionals and their important work.

To honour the 40th anniversary of her death, multiple personalities share their feelings and thoughts about the life and career of the fabulous and bold actress Romy Schneider. Among them, Alain Delon, icon of French cinema and Romy's first great love, reads her the love letter which he wrote her forty years ago, the day after she passed away.

The amazing story of the animograph, a machine created in France in the sixties by the cartoonist and self-taught inventor Jean Dejoux (1922-2015), whose creation was intended to revolutionize the animation industry.

Art and science have worked together to allow cinema to switch to color. Numerous processes have succeeded one another to try to solve this difficulty.

A documentary that details the process of restoring 270 of the 520 lost films of pioneering director Georges Méliès, all orchestrated by a Franco-American collaboration between Lobster Films, the National Film Center, and the Library of Congress.

A documentary that details the process of restoring 270 of the 520 lost films of pioneering director Georges Méliès, all orchestrated by a Franco-American collaboration between Lobster Films, the National Film Center, and the Library of Congress.

The whole world knows him. Burlesque comedy genius, popular actor, author, director, producer, composer, choreographer, Charlie Chaplin (1899-1977) used his talent to serve an ideal of justice and freedom. But his best scenario was his own destiny, a story written into the political and artistic history of the 20th century.

Рассказ о первой женщине-кинорежиссере Алис Ги-Блаше. Одновременно с признанием её роли в кинематографе расследуются обстоятельства, приведшие к её забвению.

When the silent cinema learned to speak, the audience was surprised not only by the voices of the actors and the sound effects, but also by a new element, the music, which, combined with the dance and an unprejudiced imagination, gave rise to a new genre, as important to Hollywood cinema as the western was: the musical. A journey through the history of this genre, from its beginnings to the present day.

The extraordinary life of Hedy Lamarr, a successful actress and inventor of a pioneer system that is the base of technologies such as Bluetooth, GPS and wi-fi.

Since his debut in 1914, Charles Chaplin has never ceased to amaze. But surely, Charles would have never reached such heights if it weren't for his big brother Sydney, an improbable character of the shadows with a fiction-like destiny.

Love Among the Ruins is a spoof about the miraculous discovery and restoration of a long lost Italian silent film. The film connects a contemporary filmmaker with the genius of the Lumini brothers, two cinematic icons who have been almost overlooked in the history of cinema.

A look back at Charlie Chaplin's early life and career, from his rough childhood and music hall success in England to his early Hollywood days and the development of his enormously popular character, the Little Tramp, also called Charlot.

A look back at Charlie Chaplin's early life and career, from his rough childhood and music hall success in England to his early Hollywood days and the development of his enormously popular character, the Little Tramp, also called Charlot.

Фильм рассказывает о судьбе фильма Жоржа Мельеса «Путешествие на Луну» («Le Voyage dans la Lune»), от момента создания и вплоть до наших дней.

Фильм рассказывает о судьбе фильма Жоржа Мельеса «Путешествие на Луну» («Le Voyage dans la Lune»), от момента создания и вплоть до наших дней.

Фильм рассказывает о судьбе фильма Жоржа Мельеса «Путешествие на Луну» («Le Voyage dans la Lune»), от момента создания и вплоть до наших дней.

Фильм рассказывает о судьбе фильма Жоржа Мельеса «Путешествие на Луну» («Le Voyage dans la Lune»), от момента создания и вплоть до наших дней.

Фильм рассказывает о судьбе фильма Жоржа Мельеса «Путешествие на Луну» («Le Voyage dans la Lune»), от момента создания и вплоть до наших дней.

Голливуд, 1927 год. Звезда немого кино Джордж Валентайн и слышать не хочет о микрофонах на съемочной площадке. А безнадежно влюбленная в Валентайна статистка Пеппи Миллер стремительно набирает популярность в новом звуковом кинематографе.

Documentary on Hollywood in the time of Chaplin.

Documentary regarding the preservation and restoration of the worldwide remains of the Keystone films.

Documentary regarding the preservation and restoration of the worldwide remains of the Keystone films.

A wonderful documentary that sheds additional light on the fascinating project ‘Inferno’ was, as well as how those who were involved with it reacted to it during the shooting process. A riveting adjunct to the main feature, offering a glut of interviews with various people associated with the production, and presenting quite a bit more production data, as well as some unseen footage from Clouzot's shoot.

Paul Merton goes in search of the origins of screen comedy in the forgotten world of silent cinema - not in Hollywood, but closer to home in pre-1914 Britain and France. Revealing the unknown stars and lost masterpieces, he brings to life the pioneering techniques and optical inventiveness of the virtuosos who mastered a new art form. With a playful eye and comic sense of timing, Merton combines the role of presenter and director to recreate the weird and wonderful world that is early European cinema in a series of cinematic experiments of his own.

В 1963 году прославленный кинорежиссёр Анри-Жорж Клузо написал оригинальный сценарий о трагедии патологической ревности. Он приступил к съемкам фильма под рабочим названием «Ад», который мог бы стать прорывом в кино, но по многим причинам Клузо не смог завершить амбициозный проект. Серж Бломберг и Руксандра Медрея, основываясь на 15-ти часах исходного материала, создают свою версию незаконченного шедевра выдающегося режиссера.

В 1963 году прославленный кинорежиссёр Анри-Жорж Клузо написал оригинальный сценарий о трагедии патологической ревности. Он приступил к съемкам фильма под рабочим названием «Ад», который мог бы стать прорывом в кино, но по многим причинам Клузо не смог завершить амбициозный проект. Серж Бломберг и Руксандра Медрея, основываясь на 15-ти часах исходного материала, создают свою версию незаконченного шедевра выдающегося режиссера.

В 1963 году прославленный кинорежиссёр Анри-Жорж Клузо написал оригинальный сценарий о трагедии патологической ревности. Он приступил к съемкам фильма под рабочим названием «Ад», который мог бы стать прорывом в кино, но по многим причинам Клузо не смог завершить амбициозный проект. Серж Бломберг и Руксандра Медрея, основываясь на 15-ти часах исходного материала, создают свою версию незаконченного шедевра выдающегося режиссера.

В 1963 году прославленный кинорежиссёр Анри-Жорж Клузо написал оригинальный сценарий о трагедии патологической ревности. Он приступил к съемкам фильма под рабочим названием «Ад», который мог бы стать прорывом в кино, но по многим причинам Клузо не смог завершить амбициозный проект. Серж Бломберг и Руксандра Медрея, основываясь на 15-ти часах исходного материала, создают свою версию незаконченного шедевра выдающегося режиссера.

Selection of hand-painted films made from serpentine dance performances between 1895 and 1907, with original music by Carol Robinson. Produced for ARTE / Lobster Films.

Over one hundred years of dreams through cinema, Eric Lange and Serge Bromberg tell the story of the history of color on the screen.

Eight-minute documentary on the life and career of comedian Charley Chase.

Documentary illustrating the birth of sound cinema.

Documentary illustrating the birth of sound cinema.

In 1928, as the talkies threw the film industry and film language into turmoil, Chaplin decided that his Tramp character would not be heard. City Lights would not be a talking picture, but it would have a soundtrack. Chaplin personally composed a musical score and sound effects for the picture. With Peter Lord, the famous co-creator of Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit, we see how Chaplin became the king of slapstick comedy and the superstar of the movies.

It's Christmas night. While the world is sleeping, a young child decides to get up just before midnight to try to see Santa Claus depositing the presents at the foot of the tree. But that is not his surprise when he enters the living room and finds that the old man with the white beard has already passed, the presents surrounding the conifer. It is then that Bis-Bis, the little robot who repeats everything twice, even his name, comes out of his package. For a few minutes, he will have fun with the child and the other toys ...

A short film, shot in a long take, interpreted, drawn and directed by Jean-Louis Bompoint, with the precious collaboration of Hélène Bromberg; but especially Henri Alekan, who was the Director of Photography of the film.