Dive into film history like never before: From Screen to Page, the first Cahiers du cinéma online exhibition is now available on Google Arts & Culture. Discover the story of what is recognized as the most prestigious French specialized publication about the film industry. Since its founding in 1951, Cahiers du cinéma has been an essential platform for film review and debate, shaping how we understand and perceive cinema. As the archive’s original paper issues are difficult to access, especially outside of France, this digital initiative ensures this invaluable resource is accessible to everyone, anywhere in the world.

Our complete digital archive

Google Arts & Culture digitized 820 issues spanning 74 years of publications. This involved digitizing over 70,000 pages of the magazine, making it one of Google Arts & Culture’s largest digitization operations. The online exhibition dedicated to the Cahiers du cinéma features over 30 stories detailing the magazine’s history and connection to French film, along with over 1,000 artifacts and images.

AI for discovery and research

Artificial intelligence (AI) was essential in making this vast historical resource explorable. Specifically, Gemini was used to automatically generate summaries for all 820 issues.

These summaries are a key feature for exploring the issues of Cahiers, easily accessible on the cover page of each issue on Google Arts & Culture and on the new Cahiers du cinéma website.