French masterworks [videorecording] : Russian émigrés in Paris, 1923-1928 / a Flicker Alley digital edition from Film Preservation Associates ; under exclusive license from la Cinemathèque française ; produced by David Shepard and Jeffery Masino.
Brasier ardent. Burning crucible. Kean. Feu Mathias Pascal. Late Mathias Pascal. Gribiche. Nouveaux messieurs. New gentlemen. From Moscow to Montreuil.
Notes:
Le brasier ardent: Ivan Mosjoukine, Nathalie Lissenko. Kean: Ivan Mosjoukine, Nathalie Lissenko. Feu Mathias Pascal: Ivan Mosjoukine, Lois Moran, Michel Simon. Gribiche: Jean Forest, Françoise Rosay. Les nouveaux messieurs: Gaby Morlay, Albert Préjean, Henri Roussell. Title from slipcase and disc labels. "Blackhawk Films collection"--Back of slipcase. Accompanying booklet has title: From Moscow to Montreuil : the Russian émigrés in Paris, 1920-1929 / by Lenny Borger ; plus notes on the films.
Contents:
Disc 1. Le brasier ardent (The burning crucible, 1923) / direction and scenario, Ivan Mosjoukine assisted by Serge Nadejdine (110 min.) -- Disc 2. Kean (1924) / direction, Alexandre Volkoff ; scenario, Alexandre Volkoff, Ivan Mosjoukine, Kenelm Foss (136 min.) -- Disc 3. Feu Mathias Pascal (The late Mathias Pascal, 1926) / direction, Marcel L'Herbier assisted by Alberto Cavalcanti ; scenario, Marcel L'Herbier (171 min.) -- Disc 4. Gribiche (1926) / direction, Jacques Feyder assisted by Henri Chomette ; scenario, Jacques Feyder (112 min.) -- Disc 5. Les nouveaux messieurs (The new gentlemen, 1928) / direction, Jacques Feyder assisted by Charles Barrois and Marcel Carné ; scenario and titles, Jacques Feyder and Charles Spaak.
Summary:
A collection of five French silent films restored by the Cinemathèque française, originally released by Films Albatros between 1923 and 1928, with new music scores by Timothy Brock, Robert Israel, Neil Brand, Antonio Coppola and the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.