Nicole Védrès' chronicle of Paris from 1900 to 1914 is brought to life through the use of original material, all authentic, secured from more then 700 films belonging to public and private collections. A few of the celebrities of the time shown are Enrico Caruso, Sarah Bernhardt, and Maurice Chevalier.

Chronique de la vie a Paris entre 1900 et 1914 realisee a l'aide de documents d'epoque et d'extraits de plus de sept cents films. Ce film est considere comme un modele de montage. Alain Resnais y travailla comme assistant. Prix Louis Delluc 1947.