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Christian Thorel's Lost Film Recovered in 'Les Nuits expérimentales'

publication · 2026-06-04

Christian Thorel shot thousands of images for a film that was later abandoned. The book 'Les Nuits expérimentales. Un carnet de cinéma' traces the history of this lost film. Tiphaine Samoyault writes a literary feuilleton about the work, which explores the experimental nights of cinema.

Key facts

  • Christian Thorel filmed thousands of images.
  • The film was abandoned.
  • 'Les Nuits expérimentales. Un carnet de cinéma' is the book that traces the lost film.
  • Tiphaine Samoyault wrote a literary feuilleton about the book.
  • The book is about experimental cinema nights.

Entities

Artists

  • Christian Thorel
  • Tiphaine Samoyault

Institutions

  • Le Monde

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