Music has been part and parcel of film-making since its inception. In The Melomaniac, Georges Méliès replicates his head six times as musical notes on sheet music. The Gaumont-Petersen-Poulsen process offers Victor Gille’s interpretation of Chopin’s First nocturne in F-sharp major. Jean Epstein and the Synchro-Ciné emphasize the symbiosis between cinema, poetry and music. Albert Pierru blends music and animation linked together by rhythm. François Reichenbach films a hypnotized audience, Daniel Pollet the dampness of dance halls and choreographer Alberto Spadolini pays tribute to Romani culture via his music and dances. These eight films are from the Cinémathèque Française, with most having been saved and restored.

Samantha Leroy Samantha Leroy is in charge of the promotion of the film collection of the Cinémathèque française. She programs the films from collection in several festivals and cinematheques and is member of the committee of authors for the on-line catalogue of restorations of the Cinémathèque française. She is also in charge of the production and development of the festival “Toute la mémoire du monde”. She is co-founder and president of the association L’Inversible, and organiser of the Home Movie Day in Paris.