Henri Langlois never made a single film — but he's considered one of the
most important figures in the history of filmmaking. Possessed by what
French philosopher Jacques Derrida called "archive fever," Langlois
began obsessively collecting films in the 1930s — and by the outset of
World War II, he had one of the largest film collections in the world.
The archive's impact on the history of French cinema is legendary — as
is the legacy of its controversial keeper.
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