Magnificence of Rome

The history of early cinema and how pictures were first brought to life in film will be explored in a rare UK screening of Jérôme Prieur’s 2011 documentary Pictures in Motion (Vivement le Cinéma). Pictures in Motion shows how pioneers of optical toys and photography influenced the production of film and the evolution of modern-day cinema. The screening at The Queens Building Theatre of Emmanuel College on 18 January is part of a Sunday of film to celebrate the last weeks of Silent Partners, which runs to 25 January. Jérôme Prieur has a distinguished reputation as an author and documentary film-maker, many of which have been broadcast on the popular Franco-German network, ARTE. His film The Other Life (2014) was made specially to coincide with Silent Partners and is projected in the exhibition. Jérôme will be holding a Q&A following Pictures in Motion with Marta Braun, Professor in the History of Photography and Film, Ryerson University, Toronto. Pictures in Motion, Sunday 18 January, The Queens Building Theatre, Emmanuel College, 15:00 to 17:00. £5, booking essential, 01223 332904 or email education@fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk.

9 January 2015