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'''Billancourt Studios''' was a [[film studio]] in [[Paris]] which operated between 1922 and 1992. Located in [[Boulogne-Billancourt]], it was one of the leading French studios.<ref>Szczepanik & Vonderau p.141</ref> It was founded in the [[silent era]] by [[ Henri Diamant-Berger]]. During the [[Second World War]] the studio was used by [[Continental Films]], a company financed by the German occupiers. They are also known as the '''Paris-Studio-Cinéma'''. |
'''Billancourt Studios''' was a [[film studio]] in [[Paris]] which operated between 1922 and 1992. Located in [[Boulogne-Billancourt]], it was one of the leading French studios.<ref>Szczepanik & Vonderau p.141</ref> It was founded in the [[silent era]] by [[ Henri Diamant-Berger]]. During the [[Second World War]] the studio was used by [[Continental Films]], a company financed by the German occupiers. They are also known as the '''Paris-Studio-Cinéma'''. |
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== History == |
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Henri Diamant-Berger set up his studios in the buildings sold by the aircraft cabin builder Niepce and Fetterer, taking advantage of the infrastructure left behind and the immensity of the buildings. He thus created the first modern French studio, including on the same place restaurant, workshops, dressing rooms. A clean power plant produces lights of unrivaled power. |
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Revision as of 08:58, 26 July 2022
Billancourt Studios was a film studio in Paris which operated between 1922 and 1992. Located in Boulogne-Billancourt, it was one of the leading French studios.[1] It was founded in the silent era by Henri Diamant-Berger. During the Second World War the studio was used by Continental Films, a company financed by the German occupiers. They are also known as the Paris-Studio-Cinéma.
History
Henri Diamant-Berger set up his studios in the buildings sold by the aircraft cabin builder Niepce and Fetterer, taking advantage of the infrastructure left behind and the immensity of the buildings. He thus created the first modern French studio, including on the same place restaurant, workshops, dressing rooms. A clean power plant produces lights of unrivaled power.
References
- ^ Szczepanik & Vonderau p.141
Bibliography
- Crisp, C.G. The Classic French Cinema, 1930-1960. Indiana University Press, 1993.
- Petr Szczepanik, Patrick Vonderau. Behind the Screen: Inside European Production Cultures. Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
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