An outgoing, adventurous man, Du Camp also pioneered in photography and published works in virtually every literary genre. In 1851 Du Camp founded the Revue de Paris and in it published Flaubert’s great novel, Madame Bovary; To La Revue des Deux Mondes, Du Camp contributed his Paris, ses organes, ses fonctions et sa vie, 6 vol
One of the main reasons is because the film is so popular (it was recognized as one of the first colour feature films). This would make the film a modern staple despite its age.