Alice Guy-Blanche


Alice was the one of the first filmmakers to make a narrative film, and she also created some of the first visual effects, experimented with hand-coloring, and also played with sound in her films. Her accomplishments are so incredible because no one would do them since the ideas themselves were so revolutionary. She is a significant figure because not only was she a revolutionizing filmmaker of her time, but she was also a woman and was able to break through the sexist oppression from that time.

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