The first presentation of film in France was made on March 22, 1895
by Lumiere Bros. before the Societe d'Encouragement pour l'Industrie
Nationale at 44 rue de Rennes, Paris
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The first film produced in France was la Sortie des Usines
in 1894.
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The first feature film over 1 hour was
L'Enfant Prodigue in 1907.
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The first feature length 'talkie' in was Les
Trois Masques in 1929.
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Other Firsts
The first European feature film
scripted for the screen was a 4 reel version of Les Miserables in
1909 produced by Pathe.
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The first nude subject was Bain
de la Mondaine released in 1895, made by Henri Joly of Paris
for presentation in Kinetoscope peep-show machines.
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The first actress to appear on screen in the nude was Jehanne d'Alcy
in Georges Melies Apres le Balle Tub released in 1897.
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The first pornographic film, which can be dated, is A l'Ecu d'Or
ou la Bonne Auberge released in 1908.
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The first person ever paid to play a comedy role in a film was M.
Clerc, a gardener employed by the Lumiere Brothers for the film L'
Arroseur Arrose in 1895.
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The first woman director was Alice Guy who was Leon Gaumont's secretary,
who made her film debut in 1896 with La Fee Aux Choux.