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Pathe Fondation Preserves, Restores and Promotes Classic Films

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Lise Pedersen Nestled in a former theater whose facade was sculpted by Auguste Renoir, the Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé is dedicated to the preservation, restoration and promotion of film heritage belonging to historical French production company and exhibitor Pathé.Named after the company’s co-chairman, Jérôme Seydoux, the institution is a nonprofit organization founded in 2006.

Designed by renowned Italian architect Renzo Piano, the shell-shaped building opened to the public in 2014 and is home to the only cinema theater in France dedicated to silent movies.

Two films are screened there every day to live music.“When we received Pathé’s silent movie catalog in 2015, my husband and I decided to show these movies from around the world because we believe very strongly in the transmission of film heritage,” says the foundation’s president, Sophie Seydoux, the wife of Jérôme.

The foundation also houses 125 years of historical archives, including thousands of posters, catalogs and movie scripts, millions of photographs, hundreds of accessories and costumes, a collection of historical cameras, a library and a research center.One of the foundation’s purposes is to find the lost pictures that were part of its 9,000-strong catalog of silent film titles.

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