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Gaumont Treasures (1908-1916) (DVD)

Available Date : 04/19/2011
Release Year : 1908
Running Time : 550
UPC : 738329069827
Country : France
Language: Silent with English intertitles
Subject : Film Studies
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During its second decade of existence, the Gaumont Film Company continued to prove itself an indomitable force in cultivating and advancing the fledgling art of cinema. It was also a place of great technical innovation. Included in this collection are some of Gaumont's revolutionary experiments in color (the Trichromie process) and synchronized sound (the Phonoscenes). DVD 1 showcases the work of animator Emile Cohl, DVD 2 focuses on Jean Durand (who specialized in slapstick and innovated the "French Western"), and DVD 3 highlights the romantic comedies of Jacques Feyder, while paying tribute to some of French cinema's lesser-known pioneers.

DVD 1: EMILE COHL
Includes Fantasmagoria (1908), The Puppet's Nightmare (1908), The Living Fan (1909), Comic Mutations (1909), The Twelve Labors of Hercules (1910), Petit Faust (1910), Bébé's Masterpiece (1910), and more!

DVD 2: JEAN DURAND
Includes Calino Wants to Be a Cowboy (1911), Onésime Goes to Hell (1912), Onésime, Clockmaker (1912), Onésime Loves Animals (1913), Zigoto Drives a Locomotive (1912), The Railway of Death (1912), Burning Heart: An Indian Tale (1912), Under the Claw (1912), and more!

DVD 3: JACQUES FEYDER AND THE EARLY MASTERS OF FRENCH CINEMA
Includes Heads...and Women Who Use Them (1916, Jacques Feyder), The Barges (1911, George-André Lacroix), La Marseillaise (1912, Etienne Arnaud), Child's Play (1913, Henri Fescourt), Feet and Hands (1915, Gaston Ravel).

Product Extras :

Bonus features include the documentary short "Jean Durand 1882-1946" and a sampling of innovative color and sound films from the 1910.

Publish Date : 2020-03-01
UV Canada Link : https://unobstructedview.com/gaumont-treasures-vol-2-1908-1916-kin069827-web.html
  • Jacques Feyder - Director
  • Jean Durand - Director
  • Emile Cohl - Director

Reviews

"Kino has imported and adapted that anthology under the title “Gaumont Treasures, Vol. 2, 1908-1916.” For anyone interested in how the movies came to be what they are, it’s essential viewing." - The New York Times

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