Short Short history of history of

the cinemathe cinemaFuzia Ana GabrielaClasa a XII-a AGrupul Scolar “Tudor Vladimirescu” - Simian

The cinema was invented by the The cinema was invented by the Lumiere brothers in 1895.Lumiere brothers in 1895.

At first the movies At first the movies were silent, with were silent, with live piano music as live piano music as soundtrack.soundtrack.

People enjoyed this People enjoyed this new way of new way of entertainment. entertainment.

Soon the first film Soon the first film studios appeared.studios appeared.

And a series of And a series of great actors just great actors just began to be born. began to be born.

Remember the Remember the comedians Oliver comedians Oliver Hardy and Stanley Hardy and Stanley Laurel, Laurel,

The beautiful The beautiful Veronica LakeVeronica Lake

Or the immortal Or the immortal Charlie Chaplin, Charlie Chaplin,

here in the famous here in the famous

scene in the Goldscene in the Gold

Rush, where he is Rush, where he is eating his boot, eating his boot, made of licorice.made of licorice.

At the late ’20s the Golden Age of At the late ’20s the Golden Age of Hollywood was at its beginning. Hollywood was at its beginning.

Famous actors, myths, sacred Famous actors, myths, sacred monsters of the cinema began to monsters of the cinema began to shine while the sound film was shine while the sound film was invented. invented.

We just called them STARS.We just called them STARS.

Greta GarboGreta Garbo

Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe

Liz TaylorLiz Taylor

Vivien LeighVivien Leigh

andand Clark Gable Clark Gable

(In (In Gone Gone

with the Wind)with the Wind)

Bette DavisBette Davis

Marlene DietrichMarlene Dietrich

Then, Hollywood began to reach Then, Hollywood began to reach its dawn, for a while. No more its dawn, for a while. No more stars, no more famous films, no stars, no more famous films, no more glamour.more glamour.

In the ’70’s the detective movies In the ’70’s the detective movies and the sci-fi productions revived and the sci-fi productions revived the film industry at Hollywoodthe film industry at Hollywood..

It’s time for James It’s time for James Bond,Bond,

and for space and for space sagas sagas

Nowadays fantasy Nowadays fantasy dominates the box dominates the box office as well as office as well as sci-fisci-fi. .

In Europe, some In Europe, some non American non American figures entertained figures entertained the youth of our the youth of our parents.parents.

Brigitte BardotBrigitte Bardot

It was hard to It was hard to break the American break the American domination, but domination, but not impossible. not impossible.

Today the film Today the film industry lives industry lives another decade of another decade of fall. Soap operas fall. Soap operas are at fashion, until are at fashion, until the movie will the movie will revive again.revive again.