Les promenades musicales du Pays d'Auge 32e édition : Histoire(s) de lanterne magique, Petite Promenade

Discover the first emotions of cinema in music. Let's go back in time to the origins of light projection, which began in the 17th century with the invention of the magic lantern. the invention of the magic lantern. Small drawings painted on glass plates appeared enlarged on the white canvas screen, creating a fantastic, mysterious and poetic universe. These still images had a profound influence on the beginnings of cinema, which took up their fairytale themes and "special effects". Using authentic 19th-century plates, this "ciné-lanterne-concert" shows live treasures of still and moving images that had been lost to history. Julien Beautemps improvises on the accordion in a marvellous tale where time doesn't quite flow like ours.