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The History of French Cinema: 1946 |
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The Blum-Byrnes Agreement allows for a maximum of four weeks per quarter to be reserved for domestic films on French screens. [ADD] |
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As life returns to normal, servicemen lose their entitlement to free cinema tickets. [ADD] |
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13/7 - |
La Cinématographie française publishes an article on France’s new stars: Simone Signoret, Gérard Philipe, Martine Carol, Yves Montand and Daniel Gélin. [ADD] |
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20/9 - |
The first international film festival at Cannes opens – seven years after the inaugural festival was abandoned after just one evening due to the outbreak of war. France, the United States, Great Britain and the USSR participate on a large scale, with other countries showing short films. [ADD] |
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25/10 - |
The Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC - National Centre for Cinematography) is established to manage the reconstruction of French cinema. [ADD] |
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29/10 - |
Jean Cocteau’s first full-length film, La Belle et la bête (Beauty and the Beast) is released. Jean Marais and Josette Day play the title roles in the sumptuous production. [ADD] |
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Other Key French Films of 1946 |
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| La bataille du rail (Rene Clement) | ||||
| Les portes de la nuit (Marcel Carne) | ||||
| La symphonie pastorale (Jean Delannoy) | ||||
| Martin Roumagnac (Georges Lacombe) | ||||
| L'idiot (Georges Lampin) | ||||
The History of Cinema: 1946 |
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| Japan - USSR | ||||
| USA January - September | ||||
| USA October - December | ||||
