Lost film of French cinema pioneer found in U.S. attic
A century-old wooden trunk, shifted from attic to barn to garage over generations, concealed a previously unknown cinematic treasure.
A battered wooden trunk that had been in a family for about a century—moved between an attic, a barn and a garage—was discovered to contain a lost film by a French cinema pioneer. Family members had no idea the cinematic treasure was inside until the find.