Cinémathèque Française

The French certainly love film, so much so they created a museum dedicated to the art form. That museum and archive is the world famous Cinémathèque Français. It's information rich website can be found at http://www.cinematheque.fr/fr/la-cinematheque-francaise.html

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Just recently, the English-language magazine France Today ran a long article on the Cinémathèque Française. The French film museum, co-founded by Henri Langlois, has many items on display related to early film - including the silent film era. The article can be found at http://francetoday.com/articles/2011/01/01/the-cinematheque-francaise.html