“Projectors and Cameras”, a book which traces the history of Pathé

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Published on October 31, “Projectors and Cameras: The collection of the Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé Foundation”the latest book by Anne Gourdet-Marès, constitutes a rich and captivating dive into the technical and industrial epic of Pathé. Through the immense collection of the Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé Foundation, the author traces the history of the cameras and projectors that have marked cinema since 1895, the date of the first models, until today.

An industrial and technical epic

Spread over nearly 400 pages and organized into 57 chapters, this book offers a careful chronology of the emblematic devices that have marked the history of the seventh art. Illustrated with numerous photos and enriched with precise technical descriptions, the book highlights the devices without which the most significant cinematographic works would not have seen the light of day.

Each device is the subject of an in-depth analysis, including its historical context, its technical characteristics and its marketing. This exhaustive approach makes it possible to recreate a living and faithful history of these tools which have been essential to cinema.

The author’s expertise

Combining the hats of technician, cinema historian and manager of the collection of cinematographic devices of the Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé Foundation, Anne Gourdet-Marès was ideally suited to revive the often forgotten history of these historic devices, after the publication of his first book “Let’s go to the cinema!”in 2018.

To enrich this historical immersion, the book also benefits from a preface signed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, renowned filmmaker and great collector of old cameras.

Anne Gourdet-Marès’ latest book is available for purchase on the official website of the Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé Foundation.