Conférence - DEPUIS EDISON ET LUMIERE JUSQU'AUX DERNIERS PROCEDES ARGENTIQUES, J.P Verscheure

The first moving images had barely been created in kinetoscopes when inventors from all over the world tried to project them onto a screen for a whole audience. The Lumière brothers kicked things off on December 28, 1895, on a small screen, but the idea of showing films on large screens quickly took off. The Palace, with its large Cinemascope screen and stereo sound system, offers us the opportunity to retrace the adventure of image and sound with great authenticity.

The major milestones in its evolution will be illustrated with excerpts from original and significant films from the silent era to the advent of sound with the first Vitaphone films. Next came color processes and the arrival of Cinérama and Cinemascope, which ushered in the era of widescreen and stereophonic sound. This was followed by a veritable format war with VistaVision, Technirama, Superscope, Techniscope, etc., each process offering filmmakers new perspectives that we will highlight. The choice of the Palace is not insignificant, because in order to grasp and fully understand this evolution, it was necessary to present the films on a screen that respects the history and evolution of movie theaters.