Bleuette Bernon
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Bleuette Bernon was a French
film actress, who appeared in five film
s by Georges Méliès
at turn of the 20th century. The first films, which were made in the 19th century, were usually without plot and had a runtime of just a few minutes. However, Georges Méliès evolved the genre
of the fictional motion picture. Bernon was therefore one of the most earliest character actor
s in movies. She played in year 1899
in the film Jeanne d'Arc
the main character, Joan of Arc
and Cinderella
in Cendrillon
and appeared in year 1901
in a film Barbe-bleue. In year 1902
she appeared in a minor role in A Trip to the Moon, which is the best known film of Georges Méliès, as one lady in the moon. She appeared as Aurora in year 1903
in the film Le Royaume des fées
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
film actress, who appeared in five film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
s by Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès , full name Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès, was a French filmmaker famous for leading many technical and narrative developments in the earliest cinema. He was very innovative in the use of special effects...
at turn of the 20th century. The first films, which were made in the 19th century, were usually without plot and had a runtime of just a few minutes. However, Georges Méliès evolved the genre
Genre
Genre , Greek: genos, γένος) is the term for any category of literature or other forms of art or culture, e.g. music, and in general, any type of discourse, whether written or spoken, audial or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria. Genres are formed by conventions that change over time...
of the fictional motion picture. Bernon was therefore one of the most earliest character actor
Character actor
A character actor is one who predominantly plays unusual or eccentric characters. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a character actor as "an actor who specializes in character parts", defining character part in turn as "an acting role displaying pronounced or unusual characteristics or...
s in movies. She played in year 1899
1899 in film
The year 1899 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*T.C. Hepworth invents Biokam, a 17.5 mm format which also is the first format to have a center perforation.*John Alfred Prestwich invents a 13 mm amateur format....
in the film Jeanne d'Arc
Jeanne d'Arc (1899 film)
Jeanne d'Arc is a short silent film about Joan of Arc. The medieval film, released in 1900, was written and directed by Georges Méliès....
the main character, Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc
Saint Joan of Arc, nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans" , is a national heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. A peasant girl born in eastern France who claimed divine guidance, she led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War, which paved the way for the...
and Cinderella
Cinderella
"Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper" is a folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. Thousands of variants are known throughout the world. The title character is a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune...
in Cendrillon
Cendrillon
Cendrillon is an opera—described as a "fairy tale"—in four acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Henri Cain based on Perrault's 1698 version of the Cinderella fairy tale. The scenario was conceived by Massenet and Cain at the Cavendish Hotel while they were in London for the...
and appeared in year 1901
1901 in film
The year 1901 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Edwin S. Porter is put in charge of Thomas Edison's motion-picture production company.* Thomas Edison closes "America's First Movie Studio", the Black Maria.-Films released in 1901:...
in a film Barbe-bleue. In year 1902
1902 in film
The year 1902 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*March 10 - Circuit Court's decision disallows Thomas Edison from having a monopoly on motion picture technology....
she appeared in a minor role in A Trip to the Moon, which is the best known film of Georges Méliès, as one lady in the moon. She appeared as Aurora in year 1903
1903 in film
The year 1903 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Thomas Edison demolishes "America's First Movie Studio", the Black Maria.* The three elder Warner Bros...
in the film Le Royaume des fées
Fairyland: A Kingdom of Fairies
Fairyland: A Kingdom of Fairies is a 1903 short silent adventure film directed by Georges Méliès. Prints of the film survive in the film archives of the British Film Institute and the Library of Congress....
.