Abel Gance's J'accuse - 1919 [Flicker Alley] & 1938 [Olive]

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the film stars marise dauvray as edith, a woman who is unhappily married to an older man, francois (severin-mars), but is actually in love with a young poet, jean diaz (romuald joube). Both jean and francois end up on the front lines of world war i while edith is captured by german forces and suffers atrocities at the hands of the soldiers. Gance juxtaposes individual human suffering with the more massive horrors of war, all depicted with a mixture of stark realism and avant-garde expressionism.

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mpaa rating ‏ : ‎ nr (not rated)
director ‏ : ‎ abel gance
media format ‏ : ‎ ntsc
run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 46 minutes
release date ‏ : ‎ november 20, 2018
actors ‏ : ‎ marise dauvray, séverin-mars, romuald joubé
producers ‏ : ‎ pathé frères
studio ‏ : ‎ flicker alley

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"j accuse, director abel gance s (napoleon) indictment of war, is a tale of romance and idealism in the tradition of tolstoy s war and peace and jean renoir s la grande illusion.

Set against the backdrop of world war i, the idealistic poet jean diaz (victor francen, a farewell to arms), in pursuit of a higher calling, having witnessed the horrors of war, seeks to create a technology that will put an end to future bloodshed.

Jean s hopes for a peaceful resolution are soon dashed when investor henri chimax (jean-max, satan s paradise) appropriates jean s plans knowing that another world war, looming on the horizon, will profit him financially

j accuse features supporting performances by line noro (pépé le moko), paul amiot (le cercle rouge), andré nox (savage brigade) and marie lou (the woman thief).

Directed by abel gance, j accuse (which used his epic 1919 silent screen version as a template) is both a stirring indictment of man s inhumanity to man and man s capacity for love and compassion."

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mpaa rating ‏ : ‎ nr (not rated)
director ‏ : ‎ abel gance
media format ‏ : ‎ ntsc, subtitled, widescreen
run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours
release date ‏ : ‎ november 15, 2016
subtitles: ‏ : ‎ english
studio ‏ : ‎ olive films

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