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Sunday, Apr 10, 2016
4:30 PM (95 mins)
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Short Films by Jean Epstein
Throughout his career, Epstein returned to the short film format to explore cinema’s possibilities. In the opening scene of Les bâtisseurs, produced by the Ciné-Liberté group, “two workers perched on the scaffolding of a cathedral re-invent the history of religious architecture from the point of view of the workers, the builders, and the people” (Nicole Brenez). Chanson d’Ar-Mor tells the tale of two star-crossed lovers against the backdrop of Breton, its landscape, customs, and culture. With the beautiful film song La chanson des peupliers.
Films in this Screening
La chanson des peupliers
Jean Epstein, France, 1931
FILM DETAILS
Language
- French
Print Info
- B&W
- 35mm
- Silent
- 6 mins
- Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
Chanson d'Ar-mor
(Song of Armorica)
Jean Epstein, France, 1934
FILM DETAILS
Language
- Breton
- with English electronic titling
Print Info
- B&W
- 35mm
- 39 mins
source
- Cinémathèque Française
Les bâtisseurs
(The Builders)
Jean Epstein, France, 1938
FILM DETAILS
Language
- French
- with English electronic titling
Print Info
- B&W
- 35mm
- 50 mins
source
- Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée