Ce qui me meut

"Before cinema could move us, Marey learned to capture movement."

1989 0h 24m FR

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7.5

BANGER

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6.5

IMDB

★7.5TMDB · 6★6.5IMDB · 86

Comedy

Synopsis

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Presented as if it were an archive from the beginning of the 20th century, like a Pathé newsreel, this film tells the story of the life of Etienne-Jules Marey, the 19th century pioneer of photography and cinema, famous for studying animal and human locomotion.

“Before cinema could move us, Marey learned to capture movement.”

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Cast

Marc Berman
Etienne Jules Marey
Marina Tomé
Caterina
Nadine Pelée
Agathe
Francis Bouc
L'académicien
François Grosjean
L'assistant de Marey
Jacques Boudet
Grégoire Charpentier
Geoffrey Carey
Victor Hermann
Pierre Auffray
Edmond de Bel Air

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Cédric Klapisch
Writers: Cédric Klapisch
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 24-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Marc Berman and Marina Tomé and Nadine Pelée carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 7

MONEY

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Marketing tagline: "Before cinema could move us, Marey learned to capture movement.".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0276847 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Cédric Klapisch directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 24-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
237 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Marc Berman and Marina Tomé and Nadine Pelée carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Before cinema could move us, Marey learned to capture movement.".
6IMDB entry: tt0276847 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.