The Institut Lumière (; "Lumière Institute") is a French organisation, based in
Lyon
Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...
, for the promotion and preservation of aspects of French
film
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ...
making. The Institut Lumière is a museum that honours the contribution to filmmaking by
Auguste and Louis Lumière
The Lumière brothers (, ; ), Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas Lumière (19 October 1862 – 10 April 1954) and Louis Jean Lumière (5 October 1864 – 6 June 1948), were French manufacturers of photography equipment, best known for their ' motion ...
, inventors of the
cinématographe
Cinematograph or kinematograph is an early term for several types of motion picture film mechanisms. The name was used for movie cameras as well as movie projector, film projectors, or for complete systems that also provided means to release pri ...
and fathers of the
cinema.
It was founded in 1982 by Bernard Chardère and Maurice Trarieux-Lumière, the grandson of Louis Lumière.
Bertrand Tavernier
Bertrand Tavernier (; 25 April 1941 – 25 March 2021) was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer.
Life and career
Tavernier was born in Lyon, France, the son of Geneviève (née Dumond) and René Tavernier, a publicist and writer, ...
was its president and
Thierry Frémaux is its director. The museum is located within the house of the Lumière family, in the
Monplaisir quarter of Lyon. The film ''
La Sortie de l'usine Lumière à Lyon'', one of the earliest motion pictures ever made, was shot in the immediate vicinity of the Institut.
The rehabilitation of the former Lumière factories was confided to the architect Pierre Colboc and the Chief architect of historic monuments Didier Repellin, associated with the agency
dUCKS Scéno for the scenography of the cinema and the outer spaces.
Gallery
File:Institut Lumière - CINEMATOGRAPHE Camera.jpg
File:Institut Lumière.jpg
File:Institut Lumière - Stairway.jpg
File:Institut Lumière - Film Sewing Machine.jpg
File:Institut Lumière - Film Gun.jpg
File:Institut Lumière - Edison Kinetoscope.jpg
File:Institut Lumière - Cinematograph marker.jpg
File:Institut Lumière - Cinematograph.jpg
File:Institut Lumière - Chandelier.jpg
File:Sortieusinelumiere.jpg
File:Institut Lumière - Factory.jpg, The present-day entrance to the institute, with a glass projection displaying where factory workers were captured on film leaving the factory
See also
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Place Ambroise-Courtois
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Jacques Deray Prize
The Jacques Deray Prize () is a French film award presented annually since 2005. It celebrates the memory of the director Jacques Deray, who was known for directing many crime films, crime and thriller films. It was created by the Institut Lumièr ...
, a film award presented by the Institut Lumière
References
External links
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Auguste and Louis Lumière
History of film
8th arrondissement of Lyon
Entertainment venues in Lyon
Maisons des Illustres
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