Lumière, Le Cinéma! vs When Paris was German
When Paris was German has the higher audience score (8/10 against 7/10 for Lumière, Le Cinéma!). When Paris was German is the shorter watch at 52m compared with 1h 44m. When Paris was German is the older of the two (2020 against 2024). Both are documentary, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Lumière, Le Cinéma!
When Paris was German| Lumière, Le Cinéma! | When Paris was German | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2020 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 52m |
| Genres | Documentary, History | Documentary, History, TV Movie, War |
| Country | – | France |
| Director | Thierry Frémaux | Isabelle Gendre |
| Main cast | Valerio Mastandrea, Francis Ford Coppola, Bertrand Tavernier, Thierry Frémaux, Roman Coppola | Agnès Jamonneau, Leonard Chouin |
Synopsis
Lumière, Le Cinéma!
In one of those wonderful coincidences of history, lumière, the French word for “light,” was also the last name of brothers Auguste and Louis, whose brilliant invention, the cinematograph, helped to inaugurate the most beloved art form of the last 130 years. Institute Lumière director Thierry Frémaux uses Lumière, Le Cinema! to guide the viewer through over a hundred shorts—some famous, some forgotten, some never before seen—directed by Lumière…
When Paris was German
Discovering Paris under the German occupation through the story of an SS soldier and more generally of Wehrmacht soldiers allows us to follow the daily life on the German side. These soldiers enjoyed privileged status, during their stay, they were led to believe that they belong to a social elite, a status unreachable back in Germany during peacetime. And who better than a German who has led such lifestyle to serve as a common thread and tell…
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